Blind Sided

That's composure

sang-froid

It oughta be a cime

Todays Quote

“ It's more than that. We once were builders, and now we can't get a permit. Casca ”

One right way

PRUDEN: The time to fight is a time to flee Here we go again. Republicans just can't help acting like Republicans. Surrender first, fight later, but only if absolutely necessary. It's in their DNA -

“ Republican elites have no taste for tea, not even of the mildest Ladies' Fruitberry Herbal variety. The elites have been rattled by the Tea Party revolt, not sure what it means, nor whether and how it can be controlled (or, preferably, becalmed). Instead Mr. Boehner and his timid fellows think the revolt against Barack Obama  and his radical agenda is all their doing. They're unable to comprehend the fact that the Republican triumph in November, if there is one, will be because the Republicans are the only available alternative. Any lifeboat looks good if you're standing in a cold rain on the deck of a sinking ship, no matter who you might have to sit next to.  ”

It appears this ethic (that I call "There is no right way to do the wrong thing") is taking root.  I'm not real sure about Sen. Mitch McConnell's core values, other than survival, but he quickly sensed the negative vibrations after Boehner  agreed to ride in Obama's tax the rich posse, and responded with "new correctness." - "Forget Boehner; We'll Filibuster." Today's Delaware Republican primary is I think a bellwether event.  The GOP establishment has waged total war on the conservative, Teaparty backed candidate running against their designated RINO.  If Christine O'Donnell manages to beat Mike Castle, as I suspect she will, winning the general will be icing on the cake.  Even as Democrats  ponder "life without Pelosi," and who among their leadership, if any, will survive, the question  for the good guys is, will, or even should, the GOP survive at all?  Certainly any vestige of the old leadership must be vacuumed up with extreme prejudice.  As many Whig leaders did in 1860, when they followed their voter base to the Republican Party, it may  be time for another migration.  The old GOP guard will make a wonderful base for a reconstructed Democrat Party, and thirty years or so of honest government will ensue.

Another FOC

Clinton's Tax-Shelter advisor swindled the I.R.S. Out of $240 Million “ Many of you are well enough off that the tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away fro you on behalf of the common good. ”

In a flash he was gone!

How to Delete Yourself from the Internet

Religion of blah-blah-DEATH

Another Fun Fact of the Day -  The 2010 Ramadan Score Card ..across 22 nations.

Ramadan 2010 Scorecard (Final numbers pending) Day 30 In the name of The Religion of Peace In the name of All Other Religions Terror Attacks 226 1 Dead Bodies 1028 1 More fun Tom Smith

Man of Steel

We're with you in spirit Don; RIP

“ "In lieu of flowers the family respectfully asks that donations be sent to the American Cancer Society, or to the campaign of anybody who is running against President Barack Obama in 2012."  ”

Don Unsworth Obituary Tom Smith

Clean your stuff

Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program

“ The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex. ”

YOU OUGHT TO BE OFFENDED MarcM

Today's Mad Men Moment

Gangster Government Stifles Criticism of Obamacare

That's why this is a recognized "Gangster Government," Mr. Barone. It's what "Gangster Governments" do.

Obama Family Capo Sebelius

Feel-Good

Imagine Dragons - "America"

“ It's not often you find anything unironic in popular culture now. I can be as snarky as the next guy, but sometimes you yearn for something genuine - some sentiment that doesn't resemble Lucy holding the football. It takes a kind of courage I admire to say things that are not equivocal. [continue] ” ric-inator

The "day after" Gloat

Celebrate “Muslim Family Day” @ Six Flags on . . . 9-12 Their Celebration continues

“ They’ve had Muslim day at other Six Flags parks before (and I’ve written about it–employees were told not to wear shorts, “out of respect” for Islam). And that’s objectionable enough. But the date is just rubbing our faces in it. Check out the Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor, Chicago events calendar, above (thanks to Pat Campbell of KFAQ  and Joe Scialfa of WTMJ for the tip).  They do have “Catholic Family Day,” too, not just “Muslim Family Day.”  But the whole thing is ridiculous, especially the day for Muslim Family Day.  I have a few questions: [debbieschlussel cont] ” At best; Disgusting.  At worst; Disgusting.

Judge G. Thomas Porteous

One Way to cleanse ourselves of Clinton appointed judges.   Impeachment; the making of a future Democrat congressman

Yes Don, I'll take $1000 for my marriage

The "Jerry Springer" Society

I heard about this, but the actuality is worse than the hype.  What a piece of crap premise for a television show.  What a piece of crap human being.

Carly of Arc

Congregatio pro Doctrina Fide

“ After Carly Fiorina won California's Republican Senate  primary, many analysts expected her to shake off her conservative mantle and make a lunge for the moderate middle in the general election against liberal incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer. That's not how it has played out. Fiorina refuses to run as a moderate ” It's been an article of faith for conservatives, that when Republican candidates run as conservatives, they win.  When they succumb to the GOP ruling class riptides, they lose. Say Amen and sing Hallelujah!

Put 'em on Ice

Iceland ministers on trial threat for economic collapse

“ ICELAND'S former prime minister Geir Haarde and three ministers could face court for the country's economic collapse. A parliamentary commission has found they should be tried for the negligence that led to the country's 2008 banking and financial meltdown ” If Iceland isn't actually considered European, it's a quibble.  Given the love affair Liberals have with Euro law then, this is an idea we (Americans and liberals) should be able to come together on    If we put on trial our leaders most directly responsible for causing the world's financial collapse, who do you suppose would find themselves on the dock?  Names like Bill Clinton, Barney Frank and Chrissie Dodd, are for-sure. Since the then Sen. Obama received more than $125,000 in "campaign contributions" from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, second only to Dodd, the Senate Banking Committee chairman, who received more than $165,000, he gets a nod too.  Europe doesn't use the death penalty, but we do.

Académies des snide

fugly is the new pretty being schooled here boss

“ Irrefugstable Fug file: grey The plus side here for J.Simp is that her latest might not be as bad as several of the photos in this collection. The negative, of course, is that it's still not good: From having seen her in person at this event -- the Project Runway finale -- I can confirm she had so much makeup on her face that I seriously suspect she might've caked orange foundation on every square inch of visible skin just so that she'd be a uniform color. Too bad the color is Orange Julius. And I'm not sure I can even talk about how unflattering the top is on her. Child, you are DATING a football player, not trying to look like one. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com] ” I know Jessica Simpson only as an object of scornful commentary by celebrity buzzers.  Is she a singer, an actor, Lady Gaga? Don't answer; I don't care. What fascinates me with the celebrity observation blogs (like Agent BedHead ) is the sardonic and pithy writing style that pervades. It's a skill particularly useful when talking about politicians, a C&S mainstay.  These sites then are Académies des snide, places to hone one's delivery.  Go Fug Yourself has Ivy League status in the genre. And, it makes me laugh.

Great for morale

Let's Triple Nuke Room 39

I only see upsides.

Turn your audio on

Breitbart to release 'interesting' audio of Capitol Hill politician

You’re going to hear interesting audio that’s going to come out this week, and it involves a certain member of Congress leaving a voicemail one should never leave asking for money of a person who could she help and vice versa," said Mr. Breitbart.“She is a known quantity and a respected person who has been granted  a lot of respect and I think knowing people here, it is going to be very surprising that she would be behaving this way. Mr. Breitbart is only giving out so much information about the identity of the member of Congress right now, but he cites House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's famous quote about running the "most ethical and honest Congress in history." [FULL] ” Breitbart is very capable of releasing this teaser, knowing that there's an FBI wiretap on (name).  Thought makes me grin.  Hell, the whole thing makes me grin. :)  Here's money that says that she, whoever it is, will be from the Bay Area.  Boxer?  Pelosi? Maxine?

Purging RINO Poseurs

DELAWARE GOP CHAIRMAN MUST RESIGN OR BE FIRED WITHIN 24 HOURS

“   As Mike Castle's chief advocate, Mr. Ross has trashed Republican candidates, beliefs and principles, and shown a complete lack of character or integrity.  He is a walking disaster who has brought irreparable harm to the Republican Party. [full] ” Ross's crimes against huamanity

Ahem

GOVERNMENT MOTORS CEO GETS $9 MILLION PAY PACKAGE...'Unpaid pay czar' got 6-figure salary...

“ OBAMA THEN - Whether it's government or the financial system, we're not going to be able to do what is needed to be done to stabilize our financial system if the American people read about this type of outrageous behavior," a presidential spokesman said. Later, Mr Obama added that the bonuses were "the height of irresponsibility" and " shameful." Obama attacks 'outrageous' Wall Street bonuses ”

Christopher Hitchins - First Words

First words uttered post 9/11 era

A Nancy with coiffed hair

UPDATED Hey, I know this game!

The game is called "Go Along; Get Along."  I guess Boehner won that round!  Sheesh.  Strategically, it is always a terrible idea for Republicans to accede to raising taxes; any tax, under any pretext.  Tactically, this shows that Boehner has no feel at all for the driving force that will likely make him Speaker.  Teapartiers, which include independents, and some democrats,  are fed up with everything about this administration, and this congress. Class warfare is, if not dead, dormant for this election cycle.  What did Boehner gain with this meaningless gesture? What did he lose?  We need a Tom DeLay running this show; instead we get some Nancy with coiffed hair. I just saw this New York Times piece, where they too call this a "tax cut" House G.O.P. Leader Signals He’s Open to Obama Tax Cut Let's see.  Obama will raise taxes by virtue of undoing a prior tax cut,  but by exempting some of the victims, his media mouthpieces can then signal tax cut!  Recall this Simpson's dialogue, from the episode where Lisa is president. “ Lisa: If I'm going to bail the country out, I'll have to raise taxes, but in my speech I'd like to avoid calling it a, "painful emergency tax." Milhouse: What about, "colossal salary grab." Lisa: See, that has the same problem. We need to soften the blow. Milhouse: Well, if you just want to out-and-out lie ... [Lisa doesn't object] Okay, we could call it a, "temporary refund adjustment." Lisa: I love it. ” *Snort*

Lost and Find

I think I need one of those TV remote finders too. Where the hell is that thing?  Really.

ESPN Douchebag

62-3

I want to congratulate Teresa for engineering, through concerted thought, JMU's stunning upset of Virginia Tech yesterday.  I want to thank Jodi for any role she may have had in Alabama vanquishing Penn State (grrrrr).  I was rooting for the ACC team playing in Columbus yesterday, but your Buckeyes are real Alear.  And,  the last time the Terps scored 62 points in a game was in 1975 against Virginia (I was there).  Yesterday's game against Morgan State allowed Maryland to equal all of last year's wins at 2.  With the score 55-3, it also elicited from the ESPN  game announcer, name unknown, this priceless observation after Morgen forced a Terp punt. “ You have to hand it to the Bears;  this game could have turned into a rout. Maryland could easily have 70 points. ”

Living The Dream of Father

blah-blah-blah

“ I was skimming through the speech and I sat up and took notice when I saw these words:     Against that backdrop Obama spoke forcefully.     “The highest honor we can pay those we lost, indeed our greatest weapon in this ongoing war, is to do what our adversaries fear the most,” the president said. Aha!, I thought. We got a long list of things we are not going to do…now we’re going to get a statement from our leader about what it is we will do. What’s going to make us great, here. Even better, how we’re going to pay honor to the deceased. So what’s this wonderful thing we’re going to do, Mister President?     “To stay true to who we are, as Americans; to renew our sense of common purpose; to say that we define the character of our country, and we will not let the acts of some small band of murderers who slaughter the innocent and cower in caves distort who we are.” ++blink++  -  House of Eratosthenes "What We’re Not Gonna Do" ” Yes, Obama is an empty suit; a man who I believe would be far more comfortable driving a Soviet T-34 tank down Main Street,  than making nice to the American people. We have to play this out, however.  The only truthful and heartfelt words I've ever heard from this guy are on those You Tube videos that captured his thoughts before someone decided to script him as president. You know, the ones where he talks about fixing the courts; changing America.  He meant that stuff.  He's living the dream.

City Lights

Just for fun

Perhaps the greatest argument ever for free market economies, over what is now known as Obamanomics, is this iconic picture of North and South Korea as seen from space.  The video is presented only because it's fun to watch, however, and has no political undertones except any you see on your own.

Padora's Box

We built them too tall is the reason

Mad Mad Men Saatchi & Saatchi France

“

Every year, at least one advertiser somewhere in the world is guaranteed to exploit the 9/11 attacks with a tasteless ad. French newspaper Courrier International gets the “honor” this year with an ad suggesting that we could have avoided 9/11 if we’d simply built the twin towers a bit shorter. The ad shows two jets flying over a substantially shorter World Trade Center along with the headline, “Learn to anticipate.” [I hate the media, and so do I]

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Up close and personal

What I Saw: Notes Made on September 11, 2001 from Brooklyn Heights

“ [What follows is a slightly edited transcript of what I saw and how I felt on the 11th of September, 2001 from Brooklyn Heights in New York City. On that day I was posting to a West Coast Computer Conferencing system known as The Well. As a result, even though I was writing from Brooklyn Heights directly across the river from the Towers, the time stamp reflects PST. Real time is +3 hours.] Tue 11 Sep 01 08:07 ” and this

Kinder Controlled

Nice Porche 356

It's a kiddie car! Click for more.

9-11 , export version

9-11 Export Video

There is no insufficiency of 9-11 remembrances in the blogosphere today, but I wanted to do something.  In the end I wound up with sort of a Radio Free San Francisco video. Meant for export to the Bay area, and other Liberal locales where denizens have no clue about the import of what happened then, and will happen again, no thanks to them. Unless they straighten up and join the USA.

Dam Sheep

amazing sheep

Modern Crime

thor

Wolverine I

The pre-answer is - If you look at Doug Ross's Photos from forgotten America, your question will be, "Who the heck is this Helen Gibson what all them dudes are in line to see?"

Read his punchline

Is Bam the anti-FDR? Classic Goldberg column yields this QOTD

“ On liberals' own terms, to argue that we need something like another New Deal or Great Society is to argue that these institutions either don't exist or don't work. But few, if any, liberals say anything like that. Instead, they change the subject. [Jonah Goldberg] ”

Slumbering in this morning

Good Night

yo mama

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Obama's buried with a missile up his ass.

Obama: Bin Laden still pursued, 'deep underground'  This deep Barry?

“ The government is no less determined to kill or capture the 9/11 architect, he said. But the nation must remember the fight is with al-Qaeda terrorists, not the much wider world of people of Muslim faith. [yesterday] ” When Obama told Tom Brokaw and the nation in 2008, " We will kill bin Laden; we will crush Al Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority,"  it rang hollow for several reasons. After five years of not being seen, nor heard from (you believed those faked tapes?), Jihad Mutual had certainly already paid the widow Bunny bin Laden his life insurance, and declared him dead. Democrats don't capture anyone who needs capturing. They free them. Even then we knew Obama's highest priority was turning the country into a socialist paradise, not crushing al-Qaeda. He's a liar (He reneged.once the election was over) Our fight is too with people faithful to Muslim doctrine, because that doctrine demands that they subjugate and impose Islam, or kill us.  Mahometans, then, who disavow those dictates are not really Muslims,  and ought change their name to, I dunno, Obamutarians or Lutherans.  Something.  End of argument.

Tastes like chicken

What e'er happend to that Klindt feller ma?

Merrily

WHO NEEDS OIL?

Merrily

One Out

Still the best sports picture ever

Strip and rebuild a Jeep in 4 minutes

South Bronx Teens
Find a Home in the Army

Thet bashed Reagan too.

Getting my ticket validated here boss

“ Castle's problem, much discussed here and lots of places these days, is conservative activist Christine O'Donnell. Willing to nominate her for the Senate when Castle didn't have the nerve to take on Biden directly (losing is never a winner with some), now that the seat is open she is being given the bum's rush. In the words of the Journal editorial, O'Donnell is a "two-time loser statewide" and "an itinerant conservative commentator and activist." Over at NRO the treatment has been more polite but still the same old, same old.. Estimable conservatives all, NRO'ers Jim Geraghty, Jonah Goldberg, Dan Foster, and Andrew Stuttaford jumped on the Castle bandwagon, taking swings at O'Donnell. The Ruling Class Hits Christine O'Donnell ” Follow me here. This week The American Spectator released a small but important book called The Ruling Class: How They Corrupted America and What We Can Do About It. Written by Angelo Codevilla, it is an expanded version of the essay that ran in the July/August issue of The American Spectator magazine and later online. The article drew a stunning response when it appeared, with Rush Limbaugh not only devoting all three hours of his show to the article but now contributing an introduction to the book. [MORE]

Michael Ramirez Cartoon

Comments

More ways to trash the Him

A nap-time parable And So it Came To pass!

“ He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but He hypnotized the people telling them, "I am sent to save you." My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my association with evil doers are of no consequence. I shall save you with hope and Change. Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the land that he who proceeded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation, and that all he has built must be destroyed. And the people rejoiced, for even though they knew not what "The One" would do, he had promised that it was good; and they believed. And "The One" said " We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!" And the people said, "Hallelujah! Change is good!" ” "How's this for apocalyptic literature. This was written by a pastor's wife in biblical prose as a commentary of current events. It is brilliant. " Whether this was written by a preacher's wife as claimed is moot.  My friend "Dead Wood Frank" sent me this, and I was able to find the site that had the graphics.  School teachers can delight their students by reading this story on a rainy day without outside recess.

All Muslims

A Burning Issue

“ I have remained somewhat indifferent to an extent about the clown in Florida that wants to burn the Koran. I thought it was nuts to think that it would cause more deaths by radical Muslims. Why didn't California allowing gay marriage spark more outrage against us? I digress. So I watched the videos above and thought "screw them and the whole debate about tolerance". I have vowed to burn a giant print Koran in my yard tomorrow. Assholes Tom Smith ” This fifth video from Tom is too graphic (Muslims killing and burning alive non-Muslims)  'Nuff' said.

Barack Giannoulias

The Natural Heir to Obama's Senate Seat is prolly now disinherited

“ As the Giannoulias family’s Broadway Bank was seized by federal regulators, and as Broadway Bank’s associations with mobsters and criminals was placed under further scrutiny, Illinois Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias had a tiring refrain: I haven’t been at the bank in over four years. Leaving aside a New York Times report that Giannoulias himself was responsible for the risky loans that brought down the bank and cost the FDIC $394 million, Giannoulias supporters hit the same refrain as the candidate: he hasn’t been at the bank in over four years. ”

MAD MEN MOMENT

Today's MAD MEN Moment

Panadol for Menstrual Pain

AKA - the :Ass-slipper"

The Prince looking for Cinderella Part II

People to euthanize

"Copyright Troll" Righthaven Passes Early Federal Court Test "Copycat Trolls" by the hundreds coming soon

The left's guerrilla army, federal judges

The New York Times rues polarized courts. I'm not making that up.

This is a sidekick post to the one below [Kafkaesque Torture].  What makes all this so maddening is that we saw all this coming in it's relative infancy!  And didn't realize we should have been hanging people from the get-go. Stab me in the freaking liver, why don't you?  Oh, sorry.  The New York Times yesterday used Justice Clarence Thomas to personify today's politically polarized courts. “ Justice Clarence Thomas  apparently has one additional requirement. Without exception, the 84 clerks he has chosen over his two decades on the court all first trained with an appeals court judge appointed by a Republican president. That unbroken ideological commitment is just the most extreme example of a recent and seldom examined form of political polarization on the Supreme Court. ” First off, as the article admits, "none of the justices routinely write first drafts of their opinions. Instead, they typically supervise and revise drafts produced by their clerks. "  Why then would Justice Thomas, who believes in judicial restraint and three equal branches of  government, want someone who clerked for a judge like, say, Clinton appointee U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips?  And raise your hand if you can't predict how the four left-wing justices will vote on any social issue. That's what I thought.  And how did the courts get this polarized?  Robert Bork is square one in this adventure. Read about it. Liberals have used, and are still using leftist judges as supernumerary legislators, a.k.a. activist judges, to dictate into law that which cannot be passed legislatively. Because the people hate it. Instead of black robes, today's federal judges ought wear a uniform that identifies which faction they support, American , or  Democrat . It would save thousands of hours that we now spend Googling to find who to blame for the most recent judicial outrage,  Carter, Clinton, or (fasten seat-belts) Obama?

The hanging judge? Or hang the judge?

Kafkaesque torture - today's 'justice' system

“ "It is ... not our job to sit in judgment of whether state and local frustration about federal immigration policy is warranted. We are, however, required to intervene when states and localities directly undermine the federal objectives embodied in statutes enacted by Congress," wrote Chief Judge Theodore McKee. - In dismissing the Hazelton PA law that enforced  federal immigration law. ” Pitchforks