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We have here a 3 in 1 post.  interesting premise; an ad homonym "birther" dis, circular password idiocy.

YOU GET IT ALL! I read John Podhoretz's  Patriotic opposition Loving a nation that elected O  last week.  “   How are those of us who stand in opposition to the domestic agenda and foreign-policy views of President Obama and his administration to think about this country in 2010 as we approach the nation's birthday on Sunday? Or, to put it another way: How should a self-described patriot think, act and talk about the United States if that self-described patriot believes the elected leadership of the United States has led the country into a ditch that threatens to expand into a bottomless chasm? Does the fault lie with the president and his party, or does it reside in the electorate that installed them? If it resides in the electorate, what does that say about the condition of the United States? In the case of Barack Obama, the root questions are: Who is he and why is he doing this? ” Here's where I got sidetracked. “ Opponents answer the question in many ways, from the clear-cut (he's a Chicago Democrat) to the more suggestive (he's a 1970s-era campus leftist) to the silly (he wasn't born in America) to the sinister (he's a secret Muslim or Communist). ” In the comments, I wanted to ask Mr.  Podhoretz (whom I hold in high regard);  "John, which documents proffered  by Obama did you find most convincing inre his Hawaiian birth?"   Of course I had to sign in, which I did using my New York Post password - that did not work.  Okay, lets try "I forgot my password."   Nope.  "We have no record of anyone using that e-mail address." Okay, I'll  register for a new password.  "That e-mail address is already in use." Sigh.  Maybe Podhoretz reads this blog and will answer?

Foundations

Patrick Henry's Other Speech

“ Sir, this pudding is the the dog's bollocks!  Reminds me of a .. No these here ones. It is on a supposition that your American governors shall be honest,    that all the good qualities of this government are founded; but its defective ... ”

Aw, knots!

Knots to You Lost knowledge: ropes and knots

I'm sorry; I see you're already tied up. I took a piece of plywood and painted it black. Then, using my Boy Scout handbook as a guide, tied clothesline (remember that?) into several examples, which were then nailed to the board.  My mom said it was just wonderful.  Alas, that Boy Scout project didn't win squat in the contest; so much for stupid knots.  It wasn't until I took up sailing in the '80's that actually knowing how to tie knots, and quickly, became a necessary art form; I become a practitioner, and then expert knotster.  There is something deeply satisfying in knowing how to tie the right knot, at the right time.  It also seems to summon forth from women some ancient  racial memory of being in in the company of a manly man.  Makes them shudder amidships.  Here's everything you'll ever need to know about knots. I have no more use for them.  Sigh. Well, maybe  this one .

Markets

In Passing

Aside from all this, Obama's been great

Cover Story - Markets Repeating Head and Shoulders Pattern of Great Depression (ACE) Wall Street Apocalypse: The World of the Doomsday Investors In the last few years, however, something strange has happened. While there is no lack of survivalists stockpiling cat food and rifles, some of the direst thinkers are now working on Wall Street, where a combination of fear and foresight has many of the country's money men contemplating their escape routes. Retail Stores Closing Doors Announcements continue to roll in from retailers that have decided to close stores, slow expansion plans or cease operations altogether. Social Security on the chopping block Quietly in June, the third rail of politics had the juice knocked out of it. Both the majority and the minority leaders of the House of Representatives either said aloud or hinted strongly that the retirement age under Social Security should be raised. Are Overdue Reports Concealing ObamaCare Impact On Medicare? Every year, the Annual Report of the Social Security Board of Trustees comes out between mid-April and mid-May.  Now it's July, and there's no sign of this year's report.  What is the Obama administration hiding?

Who needs Evin Rude?

Chokin' on my Johnson

Tom Mann

Holding down health care costs

Please don't throw me in dat briar patch

2012 and the GOP's Palin trap

Reagan-Obama, same thing? Thank goodness for Lib rags like Salon, which have been advising the GOP about who not to run since, what? 1980?  News editor Steve Kornack here warns about  2012 and the GOP's Palin trap, just in case foolish Republican primary voters are feeling suicidal.  “ [A] ticket headed by Palin would be hard-pressed to break 40%. Palin as the nominee would probably make 2012 the most lopsided election victory for the incumbent President since 1984. ” That would be Mondale v. Reagan.  “ The relevance to Palin is obvious: Like Mondale in '84, she would represent to the general election audience of 2012 just about everything they'd rejected in 2008 (and 2006). In nominating her, Republicans would be saying to the country, "We have learned nothing these last four years. We have changed nothing." ” * Smacks head* Oh, that relevance! 1984  Having endured four years of Carter malaise,  the nation is filled with new vigor and renewed national pride after Ronald Reagan's first term.  Nobody is sorry they voted for him, and are certainly not about to bring in a Carter-clone replacement (which is why Mondale is thrown to the dogs by the DNC to begin with) . 2012  The parallels are -- huh?   It would be a fatal mistake? ...  to remind voters -- of the bullet they dodged by  rejecting Palin-McCain for this heaping pile of Obama stink?  Nice try Steve.

Muslim Stripper

Why Muslim Strippers Are So Rare

Caution: very fuzzy boobage depicted Tim W

Rubber Necking

Steeling Defeat

Today's Michael Steele Brainstorm “... severe cut in money originally budgeted to help state  parties identify and get voters to the polls on Nov. 2”

“ We have a great opportunity to take the House and Senate, but now with this kind of financial kick in the pants we may not have the resources to pull it off," a senior member of the Republican Party's national governing body told The Times, speaking on the condition of anonymity. ”

The solution to this long-standing problem of GOP incompetence is easy.  My preference would be to turn the party over to Sarah Palin to remake entirely, with fresh people with fresh (read "tea party") ideas.  Absent that, and likely more palatable to weak sisters, is to turn the party over to Karl Rove, with the caveat that nobody who served in the Bush Administration (either one), or was a Speaker of the House, is allowed in the building. Victory follows.

The Chicago Way

Sharron Angle Campaign Gets a Warning

“ What follows is a non-verbatim account of an interview with Mr. X. His exact language is in quotes. Mr. X was deeply involved in Chicago Machine politics for many years. He has intimate knowledge of those responsible for manipulating the Cook County electoral process toward the outcome intended by the Machine. He eventually went undercover for the FBI and testified in trials that resulted in multiple convictions. He now lives outside Illinois. Mr. X has reason to believe that Nevada GOP Senatorial Candidate Sharron Angle, who is running against Sen. Harry Reid, will face a level of corrupt electioneering practices equal to what he witnessed for many years in Chicago. This is his warning to the Angle Campaign. - ”

“ I posted this Bartle Bull video in the midst of our Fourth of July reverie, so I fear it didn't reach a wide audience. It's part Amy Proctor's comprehensive look at voter fraud and intimidation.  I'm embedding it again because it is so apropos to the Big Story.  Below, some snippets from the American Prospect story.   The first thing the Angle Campaign has to do is scrub the voter registration list and get the dead people, the people who have moved away from Nevada, and the other fictitious voters off the list. "There are thousands of them there." In the 2008 election, ACORN's Las Vegas office got raided by the police in early October.  Its people were charged with 26 counts of voter fraud and 13 counts for compensating those who were registering voters; they're felony charges.  In August 2009, a Nevada director for ACORN pled guilty to conspiracy to compensate workers for registering of voters.   Just because ACORN was busted in Las Vegas doesn't mean that voter fraud is over there.  In fact it's the opposite. To think otherwise is "crazy." "And I'm sure there are plenty of groups out there who will take money to register phony voters." Angle's supporters have to find the phony names on the voter registration list. There'll be thousands of them, many of whom will be voting by absentee ballot. "In Chicago in every election there are many absentee ballots and a lot of them are sent in by Precinct Captains, or by someone associated with the campaign." (continued) ”

Looks likeObama has some Hillary DNA

Is the Gulf spill connected to Algae Fuel?
Obama to make money from the disaster

Bolden

Charlie, we hardly know ye

"Any ex-military officer who affiliates with the Democrat Party, in any capacity, may be viewed as being without conscience or virtue." - Le vrai roi de la France

“ Exploring space didn't even make the top three things Obama wants Bolden to accomplish. The other two are "re-inspire children to want to get into science and math" and "expand our international relationships," Obama tasks NASA with building Muslim self-esteem  ” Like Marine fighter pilot/Astronaut John Glenn before him, it appears Charles Bolden has brokered his soul in service to a self serving, anything but patriotic, scumbag president.  What, not harsh enough?  Temperance is a virtue.

Mr. Soros I presume ...

So, you think you've seen it all?

Drummer Rick

Surf buddies

Master of his Domain

7.757 pictures

Time Lapse London

EZ PUZZLE -

Something a bit easier

Ice Cream Machine

Here it is!

Video Details This is the Cuisinart ice cream maker that people on this blog bought for us. I thought I'd have to do that whole custard thing, where you blend eggs, and sugar and then introduce into hot milk, etc.  But no. I found another recipe which is this. 1 cup milk 1 cup cream 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Pour it in the bucket, set the timer for 20 minutes and presto.  Truly great tasting ice cream, but everyone agreed that the sugar needs cutting back.  The machine auto stops when a certain consistency is reached, which resembles the Dairy Queen product.  I put the pail in the freeze for about 30 minutes and it firmed up nicely.  The suggested retail is $399, so $139 was a great bargain for this refurbished WOOT (that came in new packaging).  It's called commercial grade, which I take means durability, because you can only make a quart and a half at a time.  It has a small footrint, but is heavy as all hell.  Thanks again y'all.  My kids and granddaughter thank you too.

WAI - Wonderful anthropogenic irony

I used to be a crook, but now I amn't

“ Also appearing on the show with Mr. Gore was the new head of the U. N.’s climate panel, Sucrose Sucrose-Ghali, sister of former U. N. General Secretary Boutros Boutros-Ghali.  Both she and Gore acknowledged that global warming has been exposed as a sophisticated hoax perpetrated by several now-discredited climatologists.  “The scientists responsible were vested in trying to prove something that wasn’t so in order to secure grants and garner honors and fame,” Boutros-Ghali said.  “They assumed they’d never be found out. Shows what they know.” ”

That, last week from Andrew Breitbart's  Big Journalism, was also prominently featured on Drudge, but I'm just now reading the full text.  It smacks of being a parody, wot?  Former UN Secretary General and unindicted felon Boutros Boutros-Ghali has a sister,and newly named  head of the U. N.’s climate panel, named Sucrose Sucrose-Ghali?  Get out!  Both appear on Larry King's show where  they admit Gore's whole anthropogenic global warming scam was a scam!; but he knew that (!),  and the real problem all along has been anthropogenic global cooling?  GET OUT!  And while all this is happening, a woman in Oregon presents semen stained pants to police as proof of Al Gore's sexual assault on her.  GET OUT! Hey Al, GTFO!

Why we won?

Another whiny, hot dogging  pro athlete labor dispute. Arrrrgh!

Tigerhouse Steak

THE steak

TigerHawk is in Chicago; great pics of the old home town. Here, here, here, and here.

I believe this is what Morton's Steak House calls its " Ingrid Newkirk" cut.

"Willie Brown" says it all

The Willie Brown Jr. Academy will be closed at the end of the next school year.

“ Millions available School officials included their plans for the schools in an application submitted to the state Friday for the federal Title I School Improvement grant money, which will be distributed by the state Department of Education. ”

California, a bankrupt, on several levels, state that's not paying its bills as we speak ... . Yada yada yada  The Liberal Way. Create a problem; steal money to do it over again. Cuzzin Ricky

Bartle Bull on Obama

“No, I voted for McCain because I didn't like Obama ...; thought he was a hustler, and still is.” Bartle Bull, renowned civil rights activist and Bobby Kennedy campaign manager.

“ Megyn Kelly of Fox News interviewed J. Christian Adams last week about this case and his resignation from the DOJ.  She also interviewed renowned civil rights attorney Bartle Bull, who is also a lifelong Democrat and was present at the Philadelphia polling station, confronted by the Black Panthers and told, “Now you will see what it means to be ruled by the black man, cracker.  - Amy Proctor ”

Amy Proctor has,  I think, cobbled together the best "coroners inquest" I've seen, into the matter of the (dropped) dead  Black Panther voter discrimination case.   I urge you to first watch this  interview with Bartle Bull, where he actually makes the case for Obama's removal from office. You'll then  want to hie yourself over to Amy's blog, making sure to watch the  J. Christian Adams interview. The implications for Obama, from this growling deep within the bowels of the civil rights  movement,  are staggering. The Obamunist corruption, unprecedented.

Fourth of July brgins

Cockle-Doodle-Doo

Can you see the sunny day outside? No, because the sun isn't up yet. What is Grampy doing up then? Somebody who doesn't drink red whiskey wanted to eat breakfast. It's sunny inside now.

The classic ski slope.

Spillage

With all the news about spillage lately, I thought this appropriate.  I put it here so you'd have workspace.  It took Blogdog less than a day to finish the last one, and there were some tragedies too.  Tim W lost power after 6 days of toil.  Ouch.

Jeff Foxworthy ...

Jeff Foxworthy's YOU MAY BE A TALIBAN IF..."

1. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to liquor. 2. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes. 3. You have more wives than teeth. 4... You wipe your butt with your bare hand, but consider bacon "unclean." 5. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide. 6. You can't think of anyone you haven't declared Jihad against. 7.. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing. 8. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs. 9. You have nothing against women and think every man should own at least four. 10. Your cousin is president of the United States. Frank & Evvy

iPhone 4 vs. HTC EVO

Best Buy Wants to Fire Employee For His iPhone 4 vs. HTC EVO Video

Language warning Gizmodo doesn't explain the why of Best Buy's visceral response over this video.  I'm left to believe it's because of their vested interest in selling the iPhone.  It does go to the heart of Apple cultists however. Clap Calp Clap cuzzin Ricky

Public sector unions

J'accuse!

“ The Governor wants to cap annual property tax increases at 2.5%, on the model of the successful cap that Massachusetts imposed in 1980. Over the next 27 years, property taxes in the Bay State rose 22% compared to 68% nationwide and 102% in New Jersey. The cap is crucial to preventing local Garden State school districts, which are dominated by teachers unions, from raising taxes and thus defeating whatever spending restraint Mr. Christie can impose on Trenton. The unions know this, which is why they've spent some $7 million in TV ads portraying Mr. Christie as the scourge of police, firefighters and children. ”

I think it's important to know the identities, so as to dishonor their memory in perpetuity, of America's  rat bastard politicians.   Reading  Chris Christie fights for a cap on property taxes caused me to wonder which RB to blame for allowing public sector workers to unionize in the first instance?  I mean, the idea of allowing inmates to run the asylum is so manifestly an insane circular error,  how did it happen?  Believe me, it's not easy to find the answer, but  Doug Ross knows.  We can thank a  mayor from NYC, Robert Wagner, for promulgating the initial outrage, and John F. Kennedy for taking his pass over the national goal line.  Come to think about it, aside from being the first good looking American president, this seems to be JFK's single, aside from being assassinated,  legacy.   And a very bad one.  To the pitchforks then!

What the hole?

Gigantic Hole in Space

Space in Heaven reserved for Nazis, Commies, and other Liberals? Joe Biden brain scan? Something Bill Clinton sold to China? Footprint from the space Yeti? Obamunist stargate access for undocumented space aliens? As intriguing as those possibilities are, it could be that "No-one has ever seen a hole like this!"

In the name of Madalyn

Atheism, just another religion USA Today Touts Atheist Summer Camp

“ In “Summer camp caters to kids of atheists, agnostics,” Meredith Heagney touted Camp Quest as being just like any other summer camp, but she admitted that, while there is an “emphasis on open-mindedness, poking fun at faith isn’t forbidden.” One teenage camper stated that they “do talk sometimes about how silly … [other] religions are and what they to do.” ” Unplugged

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Six Months to Go Until The Largest Tax Hikes in History Read more: http://www.atr.org/sixmonths.html?content=5171#ixzz0sZPe0RoS Health law risks turning away sick By Julian Pecquet - 07/01/10 07:13 PM ET The Obama administration has not ruled out turning sick people away from an insurance program created by the new healthcare law to provide coverage for the uninsured. Screw it. I'm going to the cellar.

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Stealing Power

Get Free Bat Power HERE'S HOW

Mark Miller

Wine opener trick

Are you a winer? Let me shoe you something cuzzin ricky

Whack DNA

Mental Illness: Obama's family tree is replete with the unbalanced.

Almost immediately after posting on  A Shrink Asks:What's Wrong with Obama? yesterday, and recognizing that relatively few people move on to read full articles, I regretted not including this excerpt. Now I have. “ --Mental Illness: Obama's family tree is replete with the unbalanced. His maternal great-grandmother committed suicide. His grandfather, Stanley Dunham, was particularly unhinged: He was expelled from high school for punching his principal; named his daughter Stanley because he wanted a boy; and exposed young Barry to not just drunken trash talk, but unrestricted visits with alleged pedophile Frank Marshall Davis (who might or might not be Obama's biological father). Barack Sr. was an abusive, alcoholic bigamist. Since mental illness runs in the family, does Obama have any signs? Yes and no. No, he is not a schizophrenic babbling about Martians. But there are red flags for some other conditions. ”

NRA - DON'T YOU DARE!

More on the NRA’s Harry Reid Endorsement

“ As I said in the original post: no, the NRA has not endorsed Harry Reid. But they are planning to unless we bring pressure to bear on them. ”

Following the laws we agree with

Mayor Daley lays out strict speech rules for Chicago

“ CHICAGO (AP) — Annoyed by recent court rulings that expanded First Amendment rights, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest Speech ordinance in the United States. The measure, which draws from ordinances around the country, would strictly limit political speech in Chicago, even prohibiting home owners from stepping outside their homes, even onto their porches or garages, with an unauthorized sign. What? I'm sorry, that should read "Second Amendment"  rights.  Silly me.  All Bill of Rights amendments look the same to me. ”

It really isn't close, but Barry will prolly overtake him

Edward "Ted" Kennedy

The recent laughable results (see post below) from academics attempting to select the best presidents ever, and my own experience with many of them, forced me to this conclusion. They can no longer be trusted to do surveys, or make pronouncements, and are certainly unqualified to select the "Most Vile American Ever'"  I'm not talking about things like putting gerbils up your ass.  I'm talking people whose actions damaged the foundation of this great nation.  As this blog's leading historian, I've been honored by my peers who asked me to make that selection.  In doing so, I draw from nearly 100 years, give or take, of collected  readings, watchings, and most importantly today, feelings, to announce the "winner," and four runners-up.  Without further ado then - George Mc Govern FDR tied with Roger Baldwin William Jefferson Clinton Barry Marshall Obama Soetoro ....  and the number one "Most Vile American Ever.". Edward "Ted" Kennedy Research Documents

Obama's flyinh monkeys

“Disappointing that Obama sent over double  the amount of funds to Mexico than to AZ Guard.”

Snipettes from Amy Miller's  I Will Stand Behind Jan Brewer “ ...  I think Governor Brewer’s obvious anger is a good thing, because it finally shows–if I may be so bold–that Jan Brewer is OVER IT. She’s done the dance, sung the songs, met with the bureaucrats, and what has it gotten her? A pretty lawsuit, and a battalion of Obama’s flying monkeys bearing a friggin’ POWERPOINT presentation. The situation is so devolved it’s almost comical. On one hand we’ve got the President of the United States throwing together a slideshow basically telling a fellow executive officer to go jump off a bridge; on the other, we’ve got idiot politicians rolling over for the minority vote, and US cities feeling completely comfortable with giving the finger to federal immigration laws .... ...  right now, Obama is daring Jan Brewer to defy his Administration.  ... Standing behind Jan Brewer means standing up in the court of public opinion. It means not keeping your mouth shut when you hear people talking about that disgusting bunch of racist pigs down in Arizona. It might mean losing friends; I personally have lost two over this whole mess, but I’m okay with it if it means that by doing so, I regained little bit of control over the debate.   ”

"The first thing we do is ... ." - Shakespeare

Today's "nothing more can be said" Obama trumps Reagan, academics say in survey

dysfunction junction “ The 2010  survey included Mr. Obama  and gave him a surprisingly strong showing - in the top third of the pack and ahead of the 18th-ranked Reagan. And Mr. Obama wasn't even tops among living Democrats - that honor went to 13th-ranked Bill Clinton, one of only two presidents ever to be impeached. ”

Sea Change

Inquiring mind ...

I've asked this before as an aside, or a comment,  but I really do want to know.  In the event that, say, the entire left coast fell into the sea, would California, Oregon and Washington's congressional delegation be unseated?  When?    Who decides?  I think this needs to be settled anon! I've been praying real hard, and there's a " tingling."

How big?

Nuts

A Shrink Asks: What's Wrong with Obama?

Well, he is one you know. Cuzzin Ricky brought this, what I missed, to my attention.  First thing I saw was this apparent lede --  The 9mm won't save your ass Obama!  It's actually an oddly placed advertisement for combat arms training, but it made me wet.  Robin of Berkeley, a shrink from  ... you know,  begins ... "Obama's odd mannerisms intrigue a psychotherapist like me. He also presents a serious diagnostic challenge. "   Actually this is a good read even if it was about a nobody.  Here's a few snippets about Mr. Nutjob. “ For one, Obama's teleprompter and the men behind the Blackberry keep him well-scripted. We know so little about the facts of his life. But it's more than just a lack of information. Obama himself is a strange bird. He doesn't fit easily into any diagnostic category. Many people attribute Obama's oddness to his narcissism. True, Obama has a gargantuan ego, and he is notoriously thin-skinned. Yet a personality disorder like narcissism does not explain Obama's strangeness: his giggling while being asked about the economy; his continuing a shout-out rather than announcing the Ft. Hood shootings; or his vacations, golfing, partying and fundraising during the calamitous oil spill. Take also Obama's declaring on the "Today Show" that he wants to know whose ass to kick. Consummate narcissists would never stoop to this vulgar display of adolescent machismo. Obama is flat when passion is needed; he's aggressive when savvy is required. What's most worrisome is that Obama doesn't even realize that his behavior is inappropriate. So if it's not just simple narcissism, what is wrong with Obama? Since I've never evaluated him, I can't say for sure. But I can hazard some educated guesses. If I saw a client as disconnected as him, the first thing I would wonder: Is something wrong with his brain? And I'd consider the following theoretical diagnostic possibilities. --Physical problems: There are a multitude of physiological conditions that can cause people to act strangely. For instance ... continue ” What the hell is it with Democrats? Bill Clinton almost certainly a sociopath, Algore completely unhinged since voters dissed him in 2000; John Kerry afflicted with pathologies that break new ground, Obama a  ... . .  I just read  Congressional Democrats think Americans want what they’re selling, by Gary Andres.  More of the same.  These people are so sure that they're right to the point of insanity.  Like I said, rabid dogs, all.

Wireless Freebie

I Doing My Own WOOT "ROOT ROO" Inaugural Blowout Special Unhinged

Mike Schneider - Airbrain

What kind of sorry-ass votes for Harry Reid?

The same airbrains who vote for Mike Schneider.

“ Nevada subcommittee seeks tire pressure check law State Sen. Mike Schneider, a Las Vegas Democrat, says it will increase highway safety, save gas and reduce air pollution. The bill would be considered during the 2011 legislative session. Not all lawmakers were for it. Republican Assemblywoman Heidi Gansert of Reno said while checking air pressure in tires is a good idea, she opposed mandating tire checks, saying it comes down to personal responsibility. Duh! ” JFC!

Obama puts up signs

Governor Brewer responds to the Fly

Tim W

New Beginnings

Tea party chucking another favorite

“ The pattern has become familiar in GOP primary fights this year, with "establishment" candidates such as Gov. Charlie Crist in Florida, Sen. Robert F. Bennett in Utah and Mrs. Lowden all pushed aside by more conservative rivals. ” Without the Tea Party then, Crist.  'Nuff said.