May 18, 2012
Good to know Sen. Coons is a Media Matters hack
The far-left "media watchdog" group and Delaware's own Senator Chris Coons (D) (thanks, Christine O'Donnell!) says that we all should ignore scandals like that of the Solyndra solar company, because it would "... overshadow 'scores of success stories surrounding American clean energy companies.'"
Coons, who spoke during the Media Matters-organized call, chimed in by applauding the liberal messaging group’s work.“I’m grateful for what you [Butler] and Media Matters do year in and year out to help set the record straight” about American energy policy, Coons began.
“This is a moment where if America’s going to lead [on energy policy], we have to work together,” Coons continued, referring to “work[ing] together” with private sector energy companies through government assistance.
“I do just want to say thank you to Media Matters and others on this call for not allowing over-hyped partisan investigations to become the only story about these big changes in the clean energy economy,” Coons said.
"Over-hyped." Right. Like throwing away half a billion dollars at Solyndra. Or $3.1 billion to First Solar which used it to create more jobs overseas than here at home. That's the current "progressive" Washington mindset -- wasting billions of your money is "over-hyped." And these same "progressives" then have the nerve to get angry at guys like Facebook's Eduardo Saverin for leaving the country so he doesn't have to see his own millions pissed away down the drain.
Once again, thank you very much, Christine O'Donnell.
Aw shucks ... it's only a few billion!
Watcher's Council results
- *First place with 3 1/3 votes! The Noisy Room– The Fascist Boogie Fever
- Second place *t* with 2 1/3 votes – Joshuapundit The New Egypt’s Politics: Who Can Demonize Jews And Israel The Most??
- Second place *t* with 2 1/3 votes – Bookworm Room-Presidential Election 2012: Eddie Haskell versus Ward Cleaver
- Third place with 1 1/3 votes – The Razor-The Myth of an Unbiased Media
- Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – Gay Patriot- Marriage to Ann seems to have ended Mitt’s adolescent unruliness
- Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – The Right Planet-Syria
- Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – New Zeal-Communists in Congress? (1) Hansen Clarke (D) Michigan
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote – VA Right! –A Million Souls Up In Heaven
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote – The Mellow Jihadi –Breastfeeding, By Any Weans Necessary
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote – The Political Commentator – Syosset, New York: Political smear campaign or just a big old coincidence?
The non-Council winner was Mark Steyn with The Spirit of Geert Wilders.
Full results are here.
May 17, 2012
And Obama wonders why Birthers exist?
Breitbart News has obtained a promotional booklet produced in 1991 by Barack Obama's then-literary agency, Acton & Dystel, which touts Obama as "born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii."The booklet, which was distributed to "business colleagues" in the publishing industry, includes a brief biography of Obama among the biographies of eighty-nine other authors represented by Acton & Dystel.
It also promotes Obama's anticipated first book, Journeys in Black and White -- which Obama abandoned, later publishing Dreams from My Father instead.
Here's the Obama bio used in the booklet:
Breitbart was never a Birther, nor does this bio contradict Obama's birthplace as being Hawaii. Nevertheless,
the biography does, however, fit a pattern in which Obama -- or the people representing and supporting him -- manipulate his public persona.
'Ya think?
And what's more, the agency used this Obama bio ... until 2007.
UPDATE: Miriam Goderich assumes blame for the mistake:
You're undoubtedly aware of the brouhaha stirred up by Breitbart about the erroneous statement in a client list Acton & Dystel published in 1991 (for circulation within the publishing industry only) that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. This was nothing more than a fact checking error by me -- an agency assistant at the time. There was never any information given to us by Obama in any of his correspondence or other communications suggesting in any way that he was born in Kenya and not Hawaii. I hope you can communicate to your readers that this was a simple mistake and nothing more.
Funny how this "simple mistake" hung around for sixteen years.
Screw you
Democratic Senators Chuck You Schumer of NY and Bob Casey of PA are miffed -- MIFFED! -- at Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin for renouncing his American citizenship to avoid paying a huge amount of taxes ($67 million) on his Facebook profits.
"It's infuriating to see someone sell out the country that welcomed him and kept him safe, educated him and helped him become a billionaire," said Senator Charles Schumer at a news briefing. "We plan to put a stop to this tax avoidance scheme.""We simply cannot allow the ultra-wealthy to write their own rules," Casey said.
"Mr. Saverin has benefited greatly from being a citizen of the United States but he has chosen to cast it aside and leave U.S. taxpayers with the bill. Renouncing citizenship to simply avoid paying your fair share is an insult to middle class Americans and we will not accept it," he said.
I love how these House of Lords dolts impugn someone for dodging that kind of hefty tax bill. Here's a clue, idiots: Stop spending OUR money like drunken sailors and maybe guys like Saverin won't do what they did. And Mr. Casey? Who's been leaving US taxpayers with the bill, you a-hole? YOU have. You, Schumer, and everyone in Washington. We currently have over a trillion -- TRILLION! -- dollar deficit, and over $15 trillion in debt. And those are both the result of YOUR actions.
And dig how Schumer attempts to make Saverin feel guilty. First, how did the US keep Saverin safe from ... Brazil?? And how did it "help" him become a billionaire?
Look, if I were Saverin my own values wouldn't permit me to do what he did. Maybe it's because I'm American and Saverin is originally from Brazil. But I sure as hell wouldn't be happy with that immense tax bill knowing that guys like Schumer and Casey could give two sh**s about how they spend my money.
May 16, 2012
Karma: Chris Matthews bombs on "Jeopardy"
Hilarious. Watch:
Sarah Palin, whom Matthews mercilessly mocked as a potential wreck of a "Jeopardy" contestant, is laughing her ass off right now.
Still more Narrative fail
ABC is reporting that Trayvon Martin's killer, George Zimmerman, was indeed pummeled in a scuffle with the victim in the tragic encounter this past February. He had a broken nose, two black eyes, lacerations on the back of his head, and a back injury. Martin's autopsy revealed that he had bloody knuckles. Unbelievably (or, believably, given the current Justice Dept.), Eric Holder's department is considering hate crimes charges against Zimmerman ... which could, theoretically, lead to the death penalty.
Hate crimes charges?? Based on what? Merely because Martin was black? There is virtually nothing else known that could substantiate such charges; MSNBC did its level best to make it appear that "white Hispanic" Zimmerman was racist, but that turned out to be a debacle. And yet, where is the DOJ in this case? Or this one? Or this one? Or when the New Black Panthers put a bounty on George Zimmerman?
We've already heard testimony that Holder's Justice Department acts any way but race neutral. And hate crimes statutes are traditionally selectively enforced -- like the two white reporters in Norfolk, police and media are reluctant to consider such for fear of "stirring the race pot." Of course, it doesn't matter when it works the other way (i.e. the Martin incident), though! Delaware's largest newspaper as well as others won't even report the race of crime suspects out of the same ridiculous politically correct concerns.
What a sorry joke.
UPDATE: Reason has more:
1. There is very little evidence that Zimmerman hates black people, let alone that he shot Martin because he hates black people.2. In the absence of a legal justification (such as self-defense), killing people should be a crime, but hating them because of their skin color should not be. By treating crimes more severely when they are motivated by bigotry, hate crime laws effectively punish people for their beliefs.
3. Federal hate crime laws are even worse, because they expose defendants to double jeopardy (although the courts deny this reality by calling it "dual sovereignty"). The federal investigation means that even if a Florida jury acquits Zimmerman of second-degree murder and manslaughter, he can be tried again for the same crime (killing Martin) under a different label (a possibility I noted two months ago).
I actually changed my position on #2 years ago. I don't have much of a problem with adding a "degree" of severity to a crime if it was indeed motivated by some sort of bias -- racial, religious, ethnic, etc. After all, there are degrees of murder, manslaughter, etc. But the main problem with hate crimes laws, in my view, is what's not mentioned by Reason: their selective enforcement. See the links above.
UPDATE 2: Hans Bader dissects the third issue noted by Reason above.
Watcher's Council nominations
- The Colossus of Rhodey – “Distress”
- The Noisy Room – The Fascist Boogie Fever
- Simply Jews – Fahd al Quso’s demise, blame the previous manager, Obama’s campaign claims, etc
- Joshuapundit-The New Egypt’s Politics: Who Can Demonize Jews And Israel The Most??
- The Razor – The Myth of an Unbiased Media
- New Zeal – Communists in Congress? (1) Hansen Clarke (D) Michigan
- The Political Commentator – Syosset, New York: Political smear campaign or just a big old coincidence?
- GrEaT sAtAn”S gIrLfRiEnD – Syrian Unsafe Zone
- Rhymes With Right – Shocking — Mitt Romney And Barack Obama BOTH Were Bullies In School
- Bookworm Room – Presidential Election 2012: Eddie Haskell versus Ward Cleaver
- VA Right! - A Million Souls Up In Heaven
- The Right Planet – Syria
- The Glittering Eye -It’s a Floor Wax and a Dessert Topping
- The Mellow Jihadi – Breastfeeding, By Any Weans Necessary
- Gay Patriot – Marriage to Ann seems to have ended Mitt’s adolescent unruliness
- The Independent Sentinel – Obama’s Bad “Investments” Keep Piling On the Taxpayers – the Auto Bailout Boondoggle
Honorable Mentions:
- Right Truth – Romney’s Big Chance
- The Pirate’s Cove – Most Transparent President Evah! Initiates Cellphone Ban At Fundraisers
- Crime Victim’s Media Report – While the Experts Fiddle, George Soros Buys the Criminology Profession
- Mental Recession – Report: Team Obama Tried to Pay Jeremiah Wright to Shut Up
And the non-Council nominations are here!
May 15, 2012
Line of the Day
Courtesy of James Taranto (via Soccer Dad): "Obama is under the mistaken impression that America's symbol is the bald ego."
It's always Democrats and voter fraud
Local TV station KOB channel 4 in New Mexico has the story about dozens involved in a voter fraud case -- falsifying signatures and voter records -- for Jacob Candelaria's state senate seat.
The KOB report does not mention Candelaria's party affiliation.
Why do you think that is? Correct -- he's a Democrat, natch.
No freakin' wonder Democrats are always worried about any measures designed to stamp out voter fraud. They need it to win.
May 14, 2012
May 13, 2012
Background on Prometheus
Via Screen Rant: Check out director Ridley Scott and the stars of the upcoming film discuss the premise of what could rival The Avengers for box office supremacy this summer:
If you're an Alien fan and want to read a spectacular [what now is an] alternate history story in the Alien-verse, seek out Mark Verheiden's Aliens: Book One from Dark Horse Publishing. It details what happens after the 1986 sequel Aliens, and features what was supposed to have been the plot to Alien 3 -- Earth being overrun by the Aliens. Verheiden continues the story in Book Two and concludes it in Earth War. I wrote up a summary of these excellent stories at my now-defunct Comics of Rhodey over three years ago.
Hube's Spanish Language Music Video of the Week
From their 1999 New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera, here's Los Amigos Invisibles' "En Cuatro" which has been played at every concert of theirs I've been to (and that's a lot) ... mainly because it never fails to get the crowd jumping up and down and dancing!
May 12, 2012
Dopey News Journal Letter of the Week
Harold Minkwitz says that a "strong central government is the solution":
Form a government to “promote the general welfare” is in the first line of the Constitution. That empowers the “Affordable (Health) Care Act.” Sorry, all you “confederates,” your idea has failed twice in this country.A strong central government is the only system that works. Look at Afghanistan, a loose system of “ungoverned tribal territories.” “The Articles of Confederation” really worked well for this country.
Where to start? A strong central government is also a feature of North Korea, Cuba, and the old Soviet Union. And they worked out really "well," too, didn't they, Har? Not to mention, the Founders themselves recognized that the government under Articles of Confederation was too weak; this, as any civics student knows, led to the creation of the Constitution. But this by no means created a "strong central government" -- it created a stronger central government, one out of necessity stronger than that under the Articles. But the Founders would be aghast at how their Constitutional system of federalism has been so incredibly weakened over these many decades.
Harry, by ludicrously claiming that the line about the "general welfare" in the Constitution permits the legality of ObamaCare shows himself to not be a very good student of civics.
I'd recommend Harry read the superb alternate history story "The West is Red" by Greg Costikyan to assist him in discovering how ass-backwards his contention is.
Ten Avengers stories that'd make a great [movie] sequel
Newsarama (as usual) has the list:
10) Operation: Galactic Storm. The team finds itself in the midst of a war between the alien Kree and the Shi'ar. Consider me bought.
9) Lost in Space-Time. This is a West Coast Avengers yarn that I am [unbelievably] unfamiliar with! Newsarama says it might be the best time-travel story in Earth' Mightiest's history, so I think I'm gonna have to track these issues down ...
8) The Serpent Crown Saga. One of my favorite Avengers arcs ever, if only because it came out when I was really getting into comics back in the day, and because it had the team battling it out with the Squadron Supreme. IMO, this story would only be worth doing if the alternate Earth's super-team were in it. But I think that'd wishful thinking ...
7) The Infinity Gauntlet. Well, um, this is the odds-on favorite for the sequel considering the first post-credits special scene ...
6) House of M. No thanks. Ugh.
5) The Korvac Saga. I'm totally game for this. It could work perfectly -- Korvac gains incredible power in the future and travels back in time as a "god" with the goal of liberating humanity from "destiny." If done as well as Jim Shooter wrote it back in the late 70s, it would be one damn kickin' film.
4) Under Siege. The plus side of this would be a lower budget film because all the action takes place right at the Avengers' home base. Could have the Red Skull in place of Zemo tantalizing the captive Capt. America and trashing his 60+ years worth of lock box memories.
3) Civil War. This could indeed make for quite a slam-bang sequel; however, if the politics in the film is as it was in the comics, I won't be caught dead in the movie theatre.
2) Ultron Unlimited. This would rock non-Avengers fans perfectly as 
it's a Terminator-like horror yarn where the insane, indestructible robot decimates an entire country ... and threatens the whole planet.
1) The Kang Dynasty. (See left.) In a movie, this'd be like the Korvac tale noted in #5: the time-traveling future human comes back to the 21st century to take over and rule like a king. If the depth and scope is like Kurt Busiek's 2001-2002 story arc, we certainly won't be disappointed!
May 11, 2012
The WaPo hit piece on Romney was just that
The WaPo in the early 70s: True investigative reporting that brought down a president.
The WaPo in 2012: Fictitious hit pieces that smear a candidate based on something he did in high school.
UPDATE: Joshuapundit has the final word on the WaPo's nonsense.
UPDATE 2: How did the WaPo miss all these?
Watcher's Council results
- *First place with 5 votes! Joshuapundit – Inside Vladimir Putin
- Second place with 2 1/3 votes – The Noisy Room All the Little Communist Occupiers in a Row
- Third place with 1 1/3 votes – The Mellow Jihadi-Gimme a Break: Occupy Marines, Really?
- Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – Bookworm Room-Marin County: What it’s like to live in one of the most affluent and liberal outposts in America
- Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – VA Right!- Republicans Adopt ‘Rules for Radicals’ Tactics – Right Back at ‘Cha Dems!
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote – The Glittering Eye-Looting
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote – The Political Commentator- Must see video: Obama’s “Julia”, Julia’s alter-ego Julia/Julian and campaign incompetence!
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote – The Right Planet – An Immigration Nightmare: The Story of Sunny and Mark
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote – Simply Jews –Johan Galtung – Another Cause For Celebration At The Elders’ Place
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote – The Razor –Of Goats And Politics
- Sixth place *t* with 1/3 vote – The Colossus of Rhodey – Ah, “diversity”
- Sixth place *t* with 1/3 vote – The Independent Sentinel – The Life of Svetlana, Julia’s’ Friend
- Sixth place *t* with 1/3 vote – Gay Patriot – Time after time since he took office, Obama has failed to show the fortitude to stand up to hateful and over-the-line rhetoric
The non-Council winner was Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion with Cruel irony in Elizabeth Warren’s Cherokee saga.
Full results are here.
May 10, 2012
The MSM attack on Romney begins
Unreal. We still don't know about any of this stuff; but there's the Washington Post on the cutting edge story of some of Romney's hijinks ... while in high school.
And it'll only get worse. As in even more ridiculous.
UPDATE: Heh -- where's the WaPo on this? Looks like once again Obama's own words come back to bite him, and his complicit MSM. Anyone recall the "dog" story? Yep, straight out of Obama's memoirs, too. Has anyone in the MSM even bothered to read his books? Especially before they publish ridiculous stories like today's on Mitt's HS days?
UPDATE 2: Oh ho! Looks as if Obama didn't only bully just little girls in his younger days, but other blacks, too, who didn't fit his idea of what it meant to be "black."
Wonder if the WaPo feels just a bit silly now.
New at the Watcher's Council
What Should Romney Do To Win In November?
Yours truly wasn't able to participate; nevertheless head on over and check it out ... because most of the Council is smarter than me anyway!
May 09, 2012
Screen Rant's best films of all-time
My buddy Vic Holtreman's site, Screen Rant, details the results of a recent Internet poll compiling the greatest films of all time. Here's those results:
1. Citizen Kane (73 points)
2. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (61)
3. The Godfather (57)
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (53)
5. Casablanca (48)
6. 8˝ (44)
7. Back to the Future (44)
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (43)
9. Bicycle Thieves (41)
10. Vertigo (40)
Vic and SR editor Ben Kendrick offer up their own choices, too.
I don't know if I could actually put my faves/greatest in order, but I certainly can name ten:
- Star Wars (Episode IV)
- The Godfather Part 2
- Goodfellas
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Alien
- The Lives of Others
- El Norte
- Iron Man
- Casino
- Gladiator
Always subject to change, natch.
This is all schools need
That is: A federal government mandate forcing schools to make kids exercise for 60 minutes a day. Because, y'know, obesity is a nationwide problem that requires government to step in.
In his report, [NBC's Robert] Bazell proceeded to detail the dictates of the health panel: "...requiring at least 60 minutes a day of physical activity in schools. Public and workplace policies that encourage people of all ages to exercise more. Industry-wide guidelines on marketing food to children, including healthier choices for kids in restaurants and having healthy food available at all public events."
It's bad enough we have kids testing left and right due to suffocating federal mandates; now we're magically going to make kids engage in physical activity for an hour during the school day. The thing is, this isn't too much of an issue for a lot of kids already, being that many are involved in sports activities. But for those kids who perpetually refuse to even get dressed for gym class by merely bringing in a parent note? How will these lofty "health advocates" work their way around that? And will phys ed teachers now be evaluated on how fit their students are?
*Sigh*
UPDATE: Ed Driscoll offers NBC some advice:
NBC itself is in a perfect position to do so, by refusing all advertising from beer manufacturers, fast-food retailers and junk food purveyors. Not to mention banning coverage of sporting events where these products are sold by concessionaires. Think they’ll do so?
Of course it was on MSNBC
If you didn't know this MSNBC meme by now, you live in a cave: Obama Held To Higher Standard On Gay Marriage Since He's Black.
But of course.
UPDATE: MSNBC contributor Keli Goff should take a gander at just who has an problem with gay marriage.
Top Ten Avengers villains
Newsarama has moved up its previous article of the Top Ten Avengers Villains to coincide with the blockbuster film. Here they are, along with my indespensible commentary:
10. TASKMASTER. He was created by Iron Man writer extraordinaire (and Delaware resident) David Michelinie.
9. KORVAC. One of the greatest "cosmic" story arcs of all-time, spectacularly scripted by Jim Shooter.
8. SCARLET WITCH. Ugh. She was recently made evil and trashed her own team. Give me a break. Terrible story, and terrible choice for #8.
7. NORMAN OSBORN. I didn't really follow the whole story which involved everything from "Civil War" to "Secret Invasion;" nevertheless, Osborn was killed way back in Amazing Spider-Man #122 anyway, so he's just another lame brought-back-to-life plot device for writers who've run out of actual ideas.
6. THANOS. Pay attention, Avengers neophytes! If you didn't know who that smiling dude was after the first set of credits in the Avengers film, well, now you know. Get ready for the sequel, natch.
5. KREE/SKRULLS. Always formidable enemies, the "Kree/Skrull War" from 1971 is widely considered to be one of Earth's Mightiest's greatest epics. ... possibly the greatest.
4. THE MASTERS OF EVIL. When they seized Avengers Mansion in the mid-80s, it quickly became one of the most memorable stories in the title's history.
3. LOKI. Worthy really only because he brought the team together in the first place -- way back in 1963 in the comics, and in 2012 in the kickin' feature film.
2. KANG. A tormentor of the team since issue #8, this time-traveler has been responsible for more Avengers distress than anyone. Save perhaps for ...
1. ULTRON. Originally created by Ant-Man/Giant-Man Hank Pym, this evil robot (above left) quickly rebelled and evolved itself into Ultron-5 and created the iconic soon-to-be-hero the Vision. Virtually impossible to kill (due to the "Ultron Imperative" implanted in whatever nearby computer tech), he perhaps most notably wiped out an entire European nation until a battle-weary Avengers finally managed to stop him.
NBC to air "Revolution"
The network has picked up the new sci-fi series, which
is described as an epic adventure thriller in which a family struggles to reunite in a post-apocalyptic American landscape: a world of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters, where every single piece of technology — computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights — has mysteriously blacked out … forever.
The article further notes that "all forms of energy mysteriously cease to exist." Which may cause you to ponder: There's no more wind? No more water? No more coal to dig up? No sun???
Yeesh. I can't wait to hear the "explanation" for this one.
"Distress"
For this week's non-Council article for the Watcher's Council vote I submitted "Don't Pick Up" by the Chronicle of Higher Education. This was before I read about the news that the publication axed one of its writers for, among other things, "causing distress" to some readers for daring to opine about the apparent mediocre academic aspects of Black Studies dissertations.
Here's how the Chronicle's editor, Liz McMillen, rationalized the firing:
We now agree that Ms. Riley's blog posting did not meet The Chronicle's basic editorial standards for reporting and fairness in opinion articles. . . .Brainstorm writers were able to post independently; Ms. Riley's post was not reviewed until after it was posted. . . .
In addition, my Editor's Note last week inviting you to debate the posting also seemed to elevate it to the level of informed opinion, which it was not. . . .
I sincerely apologize for the distress these incidents have caused our readers and appreciate that so many of you have made your sentiments known to us.
By saying "we now agree ..." McMillen essentially admits that she buckled under to the complaints of the perpetually aggrieved -- usually academic "diversophiles" who, like Elizabeth Warren, view all of society through the lens of gender, ethnicity, and especially race. But most disturbing is the last sentence -- that McMillen feels the need to apologize for any "distress" the article may have caused anyone. Now, I wonder -- would the Chronicle have acted similarly if one of its writers opined positively about hackish programs such as these? Cheeyeah, don't bet on it. And just look at the titles of the dissertation titles that the fired Chronicle writer in question, Naomi Schaefer Riley, highlighted:
One is titled " 'So I Could Be Easeful': Black Women's Authoritative Knowledge on Childbirth." Another is a denunciation of blacks who deviate from the leftist party line: "conservatives like Thomas Sowell, Clarence Thomas, John McWhorter, and others," in the words of the Chronicle's report. (We know McWhorter and would describe him as a man of the center left.) A third argues that "the subprime lending crisis . . . highlighted the profitability of racism in the housing market."
I wonder if the Chronicle would fire these dissertation writers (especially the latter two) for their distress-inducing screeds if they were employed by the publication.
Of course, I support the right of a private entity to hire or fire whomever they choose. However, higher education is supposed to be about a free exchange of ideas -- not an exchange of ideas that are "distress-free." If that were the standard, then the vast majority of humanities professors' jobs might be in jeopardy because their political views could cause "distress" to a majority of their captive student body. That is, if "progressive" higher education used a thing called "consistency." But as we all know very well by now, only ideas that cause "distress" to "historically aggrieved/oppressed" groups are subject to scrutiny and censorship.
Well, he never was a real conservative
George W. Bush requests the most taxpayer dollars of ex-presidents.
Watcher's Council nominations
- The Noisy Room – All the Little Communist Occupiers in a Row
- The Political Commentator – Must see video: Obama’s “Julia”, Julia’s alter-ego Julia/Julian and campaign incompetence!
- The Independent Sentinel – The Life of Svetlana, Julia’s’ Friend
- The Mellow Jihadi – Gimme a Break: Occupy Marines, Really?
- Joshuapundit-Inside Vladimir Putin
- Simply Jews – Johan Galtung – Another Cause For Celebration At The Elders’ Place
- The Colossus of Rhodey – Ah, “diversity”
- GrEaT sAtAn”S gIrLfRiEnD – Happy VE Day!!
- Bookworm Room – Marin County: What it’s like to live in one of the most affluent and liberal outposts in America
- VA Right! - Republicans Adopt ‘Rules for Radicals’ Tactics – Right Back at ‘Cha
Dems! - Rhymes With Right White House Condemns Romney For Not Rebuking Treason Accusation
- The Glittering Eye -Looting
- The Right Planet – An Immigration Nightmare: The Story of Sunny and Mark
- Gay Patriot – Time after time since he took office, Obama has failed to show the fortitude to stand up to hateful and over-the-line rhetoric
- The Razor – Of Goats And Politics
Honorable Mentions:
- Right Truth – Intelligence Operative Burned
- Pirates Cove – North Carolina’s Amendment 1 Passes
And the non-Council nominations are here!
May 08, 2012
What an honor
Wilmington, Delaware, is ranked as the third "porniest" city in the entire country.
Men's Health derived the rankings based on the following criteria:
the number of DVDs purchased, rented, or streamed (AdultDVDEmpire.com); adult entertainment stores per city (StorErotica.net); rate of porn searches (Google Insights); and, for fans of soft-core, percentage of Cinemax-subscribing households (SimplyMap).
Well, as anyone could probably tell to you if they've traveled down the route 13/40 corridor, the adult store total is pretty high ...
Remember this douche?
As in this guy? Well, Sean Hannity said last night that he had him back on his radio show the following day and offered him a job ... which the OWSer promptly turned down. The reason? He does not want any job that doesn't pay between $80-$100,000.
I'm serious. This is what we're dealing with with this idiots.
May 06, 2012
Your liberal media
Look what former Newsweek magazine chief Jon Meachum does to Bill Clinton's Obama web ad quote:
I take what President Clinton says in the ad seriously: “Look, he knew what would happen,” Clinton says of Obama. “Suppose the Navy SEALs had gone in there and it hadn’t been bin Laden? Suppose they had been captured or killed? The downside would have been horrible. But he reasoned, ‘I cannot in good conscience do nothing.’ He took the harder, more honorable path and the one that produced, in my opinion, the more honorable and best result.”
Note the bold text. The actual quote is "The downside would have been horrible for him" -- the "him" being Barack Obama. Now why would Meachum want to excise those words? Is it because they make Obama look like me-first "it's all about me" egomaniac? Of course! Aside from the idiocy of the ad implying that Mitt Romney wouldn't have done precisely what Obama did in ordering the OBL raid, these words epitomize our president. It's. All. About. Him. (Hilariously, the actual web ad appears in Meachum's article which includes Clinton's full sentence.)
And the mainstream media, like Meachum, will do all it can to make The One look as good as he can.
How Elites Milk Racial Preferences For Their Own Gain
Be sure to check out Hans Bader's latest. Well worth the read.
The Altar
Certainly not surprising that our own Wilmington News Journal isn't alone in omitting key characteristics from crime reports; it's almost like adding a racial category when certain politically correct situations warrant, like "white Hispanic," eh?
12 Girls Haul Teenagers Off Subway by Hair, Steal Cell Phone: Cops
Be sure to check out the "physical descriptions" of the girls.
(h/t to Rhymes With Right.)
The Avengers -- brief review
Y'know, I've read back through some of my past movie reviews and thought, "Does anyone really care what I think about them?" I hope some do, but I came to the conclusion that I don't think my opinion warrants a long, drawn-out verbose opinion piece. So, let's keep this short and simple!
SPOILERS BELOW THE FOLD!
Continue reading "The Avengers -- brief review"May 05, 2012
This is the Occupy movement
I'm not that big a fan of Sean Hannity, but he totally throttles this Occupy moron:
Elizabeth's Warren's "rationale" for claiming she's an Indian
Her grandfather had high cheekbones. I'm not joking. Sadly, neither is she.
If the voters of Massachusetts vote this total lemon into office, I think I may just give up on humanity altogether.
Background on Warren is here.
May 04, 2012
Watcher's Council winners
- *First place with 3 2/3 votes! The Noisy Room – Pathological Politics – Predatory Partners and Persecuting Patriots
- Second place with 2 2/3 votes – Joshuapundit Obama Campaign’s Latest Claim – ‘Romney Wouldn’t Have Ordered Bin-Laden Hit’
- Third place with 2 votes – Bookworm Room-President Obama’s church is the Chapel of (Progressive) Democracy
- Third place *t* with 1 1/3 votes – The Independent Sentinel-Bishops Issue Call To Action To Defend Religious Liberty
- Third place *t* with 1 1/3 vote – The Right Planet-Re:Islam
- Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – The Razor- Marriage and the State: It’s Time For a Divorce
- Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – Rhymes With Right-Why Are We Dealing With This Again?
- Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – Simply Jews – On Zionist Cruelty To Minors
- Fifth place with 2/3 vote – The Mellow Jihadi –The Black And White Mohawk
- Sixth place *t* with 1/3 vote – The Glittering Eye – Common Theme/Common Solution
- Sixth place *t* with 1/3 vote – The Colossus of Rhodey – “Progressivism” = Insanity
- Sixth place *t* with 1/3 vote – Gay Patriot – Spiking the Osama ball, Obama forgets what team he’s on
- Sixth place *t* with 1/3 vote – VA Right! – Thanks Obama:The Car Is STILL in the Ditch and Now We Are FLAT BROKE and Out of Gas!
The non-Council winner was City Journal/Joel Kotkin with The New Class Warfare.
Full results are here.
