Bloomberg Coming Apart

Democrat Media Monkeys America Is Coming Apart at the Seams  “ (Conspiracy) America's been  coming apart since Obama was shoehorned into the White House (POLL: Most See Race Relations Worsening Under Obama...) Since Mike Bloomberg, as mayor, was busy restoring New York City to its former glory after the Rudy Giuliani terror, and had to relinquish day-to-day control of his publishing empire, his hands were tied.  Free now to focus on the full Union, he is horrified by events—since the recent election.— so cries havoc and lets slip his dogs of war ...   It was the most Republican of times ... That's the U.S. right now, a nation heading in two diametrically opposed directions. Where you live in the country has always influenced how you live. But divergent public policy choices, rooted in sharp partisan conflict, are heightening the geographic distinctions. House Republicans this week passed legislation designed primarily to channel conservative rage and secondarily to vaporize 11 million or so undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Republicans won't provide funds to deport the immigrants, and they won't provide a method of rationalizing those immigrants' existence here. So they will simply pretend that they don't exist. In January, the first Republican legislative act of 2015 is expected to be another vote to repeal Obamacare, the health-care reform that has been working out better than even its proponents predicted. .... it was the most Democratic of times. Meanwhile, across the the continent, California Democratic Governor Jerry Brown also has immigrants and health care on his mind. Brown is analyzing whether the state can extend its version of Medicaid health insurance to undocumented immigrants who are covered by President Barack Obama's executive action on amnesty. “We’re still evaluating, but the president’s recent action on undocumented immigrants could perhaps open a door for more coverage of more people under Medi-Cal,’’ Nancy McFadden, the governor’s top policy aide, told the Los Angeles Times. California is not just a blue state with a Democratic governor and legislature. It's home to almost one in eight Americans. And it has by far the nation's largest population of undocumented immigrants -- one in four live there, according to the Pew Research Center. So in the very near future, undocumented immigrants who reside in California (some by virtue of having snuck illegally over the border) may be covered by publicly-funded health insurance while many U.S. citizens living in Texas and the Deep South will have no access to health insurance of any kind, thanks to the Republican war on Obamacare.  [Full twaddle] ”

Or, "We are not like them, thank God"

Liberal Culture

“ MICHAEL BROWN DEMONSTRATORS CHEER AS POLICE OFFICERS HIT BY CAR On December 3, supporters who marched in Denver for Michael Brown cheered when a car struck four Denver police officers doing crowd control on bicycles. Harris-Perry on 'Burn This B---- Down': Arson, Looting 'Not Necessarily Violence' Michael Brown's stepfather Louis Head, who on the night the grand jury declined to indict, jumped on a car and implored the crowd "burn this mother------ down! Burn this b--ch down!" Numerous buildings were thereafter torched. Argued MSNBC's Harris-Perry: "arson and looting . . . are not necessarily violence." She added that those crimes should bear a "legal difference" from violence against "bodies." ”

Kay's Fudge

Who's On First ...

Help, I'm Choking And I Can't ... Hello?

Heimlich maneuver on self

If you are choking on something, you can perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself: Make a fist. Place the thumb below your rib cage and above your navel. Grasp your fist with your other hand. Press it into the area with a quick upward movement. You can also lean over a table edge, chair, or railing. Quickly thrust your upper belly area (upper abdomen) against the edge. If you need to, you should repeat this motion until the object blocking the airway comes out. I was eating a bacon sandwich while perusing pictures, and guess what?  That's right.  I breathed in very slowly until my lungs were full and expelled hard.  Did it two-or three times before the bacon bit flew out.  That caused me to wonder, and not for the first time, what the heck does one do if there's nobody around for a Heimlich? Now we both know.  You're very  welcome.

Zodiac Killer, Ted Bundy, Kermit Gosnell

When Progressives are in charge                                                                  “ America's biggest serial killer Kermit Gosnell. [....] Gosnell is serving several life sentences but the media basically ignored his crimes and his trial. They ignored the facts that emerged from the trial, like the fact that the babies he murdered suffered terribly. Here is what a neonatologist told the Grand Jury:           The neonatologist testified... If a baby moves, it is alive. Equally troubling, it feels a “tremendous amount of pain” when its spinal cord is severed. So, the fact that Baby Boy A. continued to move after his spinal cord was cut with scissors means that he did not die instantly. Maybe the cord was not completely severed. In any case, his few moments of life were spent in excruciating pain.   (Report of the Grand Jury) The media don't think this is a story. Even though Gosnell killed more people than Gary Ridgeway, John Wayne Gacey, The Zodiac Killer and Ted Bundy combined. In a 30 year killing spree, it is thought he killed 1000s of babies. And that wasn't a national story? Full If  THE STATE is  leftist America's religion, and it is, then ABORTION is their blessed  sacrament. ”

Holiday Dinner Party

Metzger

When Chairman Barry speaks:

OBAMUNISM, The Party, QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN BARRY SCOTT JOHNSON's  delightful history of the "Chairman Mao" quotation genre, including one I'd never heard of, "Quotation from Chairman JBJ." Here's a sample, without the links. We’re well past the time when the form should be resurrected for President Obama. David Boze took a worthy pass at such a project with The Little Red Book of Obamunism (2012) but earlier posts in this series demonstrate the need for something comprehensive and updated. The White House has now posted the transcript of President Obama’s remarks on immigration in Chicago this past Tuesday. The speech gives us some truly quotable quotes to be included in Quotations from Chairman Barry. Here is the chairman warming to his subject: If you go to — I was just traveling in Asia — you go to Japan, they don’t have problems with certain folks being discriminated against because mostly everybody is Japanese. (Laughter.) You know? But here, part of what’s wonderful about America is also what makes our democracy hard sometimes, because sometimes we get attached to our particular tribe, our particular race, our particular religion, and then we start treating other folks differently. Now this could (and should) lead to a profound meditation on Americanization and the American idea, but Obama’s promotion of immigration assaults them as well as the sovereignty of the American people. Thus Obama continues with this gem for our anthology: And that [tribalism], sometimes, has been a bottleneck to how we think about immigration. If you look at the history of immigration in this country, each successive wave, there have been periods where the folks who were already here suddenly say, well, I don’t want those folks. Even though the only people who have the right to say that are some Native Americans. (Applause.) Don’t bottleneck me, bro! In this reading, the American people have lost the right to control immigration in their own interests. Bill Voegeli has a timely discussion of the train of thought implicit in Obama’s remarks in his essay “Left, Right and Human” in the current issue of the Claremont Review of Books (currently accessible to subscribers only). Bill writes in part on this point: “From the liberal premise that differences between people are merely superficial, it follows that there are no compelling moral reasons to exclude people from around the world who would prefer to live here, not elsewhere. Who’s to say, after all, that that their ways are worse than our ways? By what right must they change just so we can feel more comfortable? An immigration policy compliant with liberal sensibilities does as little as possible to exclude people who want to come here, and then asks as little as possible of people who want to stay.” To the standard liberal mix described by Voegeli, Obama adds malice toward the American idea and the American people. Obama’s Chicago speech also gave us his unscripted confirmation of what we have been saying about his royal decree regularizing the status of millions of illegal aliens contrary to the law of the land. Obama had previously asserted some twenty-plus times that he lacked the constitutional authority to alter immigration law unilaterally precisely as he has now done. In response to a heckler chiding him for not doing enough on behalf of the population of illegal aliens, Obama asserted: [W]hat you’re not paying attention to is the fact that I just took action to change the law. (Applause.) So that’s point number one. “That’s point number one,” indeed. Earlier this week David Rivkin and Elizabeth Foley elaborated on the illegality of Obama’s “action to change the law” in “Obama’s immigration enablers” (subscribers only, but accessible via Google here). Full

Le grand embarras

New Jersey Institute of Technology?!? WTF

Whistle of Death

BOO!

“ Tommy Lee Smith found this  Aztec Death Whistle video.  Trilby McTip commented on site,  "I make a similar sound when my Mom forgets to restock the Doritos."  War chants are meant to impose psychological terror on your enemy; it would tighten my sphincter.   One of the best of this ilk is this Zulu war chant from the  1964 film  "Zulu" (which  is still a 5 star  watch). Neither, however, can compete with the Shriek of the Harpy for full heart-stopping horror. ”

Santorum Was Right

“ “I’ve just flown in from California, where they’ve made homosexuality legal. I thought I’d get out before they make it compulsory.” –Bob Hope Swany—how I love ya, how I love ya My dear old Swany Shortly after the odious Lawrence v. Texas decision in which the US Supreme Court, in a grim foreshadowing of the short shrift it has given the desecration of the concept of marriage, decided to toss a couple of millenia of Western Civilization so no one’s libido would be restrained by law, Rick Santorum gave an interview with Associated Press: And if the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything. Does that undermine the fabric of our society? I would argue yes, it does. It all comes from, I would argue, this right to privacy that doesn’t exist in my opinion in the United States Constitution, this right that was created, it was created in Griswold — Griswold was the contraceptive case — and abortion. And now we’re just extending it out. And the further you extend it out, the more you — this freedom actually intervenes and affects the family. You say, well, it’s my individual freedom. Yes, but it destroys the basic unit of our society because it condones behavior that’s antithetical to strong healthy families. Whether it’s polygamy, whether it’s adultery, where it’s sodomy, all of those things, are antithetical to a healthy, stable, traditional family. [...] This [decison] is, quite honestly, the kind of figuring out how many angels can dance on the head of a pin that got us into this mess. I don’t intend to argue “relativism” here, other to point out that to the average reader of English this looks a helluva lot like it and I suspect Linker rejects tying relativism to bestiality because of his own philosophical and political biases. The way we have fetishized “tolerance” and “affirmation” and linked it to sexual perversion guarantees very few are going to like where this trip ends. And if we aren’t headed for Gomorrah, you will certainly be able to see it from where we are bound. Back to Rick Santorum. When the Supreme Court ruled that a state had no right to regulate sexual behavior, presumably because the same “penumbras” and “emanations” of the Constitution that decided Griswold now protected butt-sex it didn’t take a genius to see where this was going to end but the left and libertarians had to make fun of Santorum because he gave away their game. Now we are here and there is no way to arrest the momentum. Illustration: Leda and the Swan by Jules Roulleau. Speaking just for myself—this is one tough subject for anyone with "gay" male friends/family members (lesbianism isn't in my calculus here), whom you love unconditionally, to deal with.  However—and cutting to the chase—I see pancreatic cancer scale damage done when the courts regulate sexual behavior.  Yes, Griswaldish rulings will provide legal protection for, erm, extraordinary behavior, but at what cost?  Does a good field commander refuse to sacrifice a platoon in order to save the company?  They do here. And what happened to "doing your thing" quietly, and without the parade?  What's that?  You say, Georgia might prosecute you if  push comes to shove (no pun intended)?  Then move somewhere more tolerant to your situation, and STFU.  And for chrissake, don't lose your sense of humor about the human condition. Santorum had it right, which wasn't hard because it's common sense. I suspect we all innately knew what was coming. Aside, My 300,970  word original post is available if there is enough demand. ”

5 of 32 Things

The 32 Dumbest Things That Happened In 2014 “ "Why the fuck should I go to someone's funeral if they aren't going to mine?" FIVE CONTENDERS OMFG ”

Fit to a Tee

art is everywhere

More Stuff We Can't Do

Boner's Vichy Soup

vichyssoishy gummint

Horowitz Letter to GOP

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MUST READ: An Open Letter to Republicans in Washington

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When Liberals Are Losing ...

a major award

“ SCOTT WALKER Wisconsin Ranger Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is a sheriff who's been called-out by the bad guys so many times it's a wonder he's still walking.  But he is, and the floor is littered with dead union thugs who tried to kill him.  What we have here then, from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,  is the familiar Liberal contrivance of offering advice to the guy who's just kicked your ass. Is Wisconsin better off with weaker unions? Some conservatives think so. Legislators will consider the question when right-to-work legislation is introduced early next year. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said members in his house would begin debate within weeks. But I think Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican leadership should tread carefully. There is scant evidence that right-to-work laws boost job creation; there is evidence that weaker unions hurt working people. And there is no doubt whatsoever that a fight over right to work in Wisconsin will be bloody. Remember Act 10? Under right-to-work laws, workers in unionized shops cannot be required to pay dues as a condition of employment. That creates a "free rider" problem for unions as workers calculate that they can benefit from representation without paying for it. As a result, unions have a harder time organizing and less clout. Twenty-four states have some form of right to work including Michigan and Indiana. Walker says right-to-work is not a priority but he hasn't said whether he would sign a bill if one reaches his desk. If a bill gets to Walker, I don't think there is any question what he will do. He will sign it. Conservatives have long argued that workers should be free from the coercion that comes from forced union dues, and they believe that right-to-work gives workers more choices. I understand their arguments. Years ago, I was approached to organize the newsroom where I was working at the time by a rep from the typographers union. I declined. As a young reporter, I wanted the freedom to work as many hours as I needed to learn the craft and felt the union might limit my ability to do that. But that said, I don't think workplace freedom is the real objective here. This is about weakening unions. James Sherk of The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank, wrote in a 2011 paper that right to work "makes unions less aggressive and encourages business investment, creating jobs." Does it really encourage job growth?  (OMFG, YES).  (Continued) ”

Every mother must fear ....

Liberal Plantation                                                             Photoshopped? I don't think so Lucy “ My photochopper eyes suggest that this is no 'shop.  What I've learned from this whole Ferguson deal is there are great numbers of Black Americans who feel the way Frederick Wilson II  (also from Metzger) does, and are finding a voice.  How ironic if this Helter Skelter fueled event is responsible for finally awakening the Black community to how they've been manipulated by the Democrat Party? ”

Mohammad's Giant Penis

ISIS's latest killing machine: 10-foot sniper rifle that can  fire bullets three times the size of a normal gun

“ The fearsome weapon is thought to fire 23mm calibre bullets 'Gun could be effective against lightly armoured vehicles,' says expert Cuzzin Ricky writes, "How accurate could it be at long distances?  No scope....." I'll leave analysis to experts like Kim, but one must fear that the Islamos have found Gerald Bull's secret diary. As for the scope, yes!  A glaring short fall.   At the risk of being, like Bull, targeted by the Mossad, I've solved  that problem in the rollover. Don't worry, this is a secure site, so there's no way the ISISes can use my idea. Isis terrorist photographed aiming a 10-foot rifle out of a window Muhammed's Giant Penis What sort of effect this gun would have remains open to debate, however, according to firearms expert David Dyson. He told MailOnline: 'The problem with identifying the effect of this gun is firstly that we don't know for sure what the calibre is, although there wouldn't be a lot of point in building something like this if it wasn't of a significant calibre. Secondly, and probably of more importance, we don't know how well it is made: is the barrel accurately machined and rifled? 'The effect will also depend on the type of ammunition used. These rounds exist [23mm] fitted with high explosive incendiary or armour piercing incendiary projectiles.They will be effective against personnel and vehicles including lightly armoured ones.' The picture emerged after a show of force from al Qaeda's Nusra Front, a rival group. They toured in a convoy around villages they said they had captured from Syrian rebels. Dozens of pick-up trucks bristling with anti-aircraft guns and men armed with heavy machine guns drove through settlements in the southern countryside of Idlib. Read more: ”

Trey Gowdy - '"Let McCain Do It."

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Trey Gowdy - '"Let McCain Do It." Now this is just pathetic Some of you turned Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) into the hero of the day because of his Benghazi investigation. He could do no wrong. What happens when you build a cult of personalty around any politician is then they can go BOHICA on you. On Fox News yesterday, Gowdy was asked about President Obama’s plan. He said the President had no authority. Asked again by Fox News’s Bill Hemmer, Gowdy was insistent the President could not do what he did and had to treat congress as a co-equal branch of government. So, Hemmer asked Gowdy who he’d stop the President. Gowdy’s answer? He wants to let Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) handle it by tying up unrelated Presidential nominations in the Senate. Yeah. Mind you, the Senate Republicans are not going to restore the filibuster on nominations, so that’s now impossible if one of the squishes won’t go along. There you have it. The great white hope of Benghazi, now that he thinks conservatives are in his pocket, will stand with the Speaker, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Barack Obama against the American public on amnesty. He wants Sen. John McCain to stop Obama. I have no doubt, now being exposed, Gowdy will claim he is personally going to oppose the continuing resolution. But he’s going to support the rule, which will enable Boehner and Pelosi to get it passed without Gowdy. [RED STATE] I hadn't heard that Senate Republicans won't restore the filibuster on nominations that Harry Reid did away with.  What's your argument either way? First, consider this.

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'Member This?

"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell." TRKOF

From Metzger, which reminds me; Congrats Ron!

Fightin' Tom Harkin's Buh-Bye

Outgoing Progressive Sen. and fake war hero Tom Harkin is another Democrat with buyer's remorse for Obamacare.  No, not because it was an idea that America hates, didn't want, and a major reason why Democrats got their asses kicked last month, and whose seat will be filled by conservative Joni Ernst.  Harkin regrets not doing more to demolish the health-insurance industry, says Ed Morrissey. Harkin says in retrospect the Democratic-controlled Senate and House should have enacted a single-payer healthcare system or a public option to give the uninsured access to government-run health plans that compete with private insurance companies. “We had the votes in ’09. We had a huge majority in the House, we had 60 votes in the Senate,” he said. He believes Congress should have enacted “single-payer right from the get go or at least put a public option would have simplified a lot.” Progressive Theater of the Absurd Present Production

MONA!

The Man Who Stole The Mona Lisa art is everywhere

“ I watched The Man Who Stole The Mona Lisa  on Netflix Sunday night and was going to recommend it, when lo!  Here it is on You Tube.  When Italian handyman Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911, he never could have guessed her absence would be the very thing that made her the most recognizable painting on the planet. (CNN) Suddenly images of the artwork were splashed across international newspapers, as the two-year police hunt hit dead-end after dead-end. While the Mona was well known, it was far from being as recognizable as it is today; the Washington Post for instance printed this picture. It wasn't until December 1913 -- exactly 100 years ago next month -- that Peruggia was finally caught and the Mona Lisa recovered, becoming the best known painting in a time before we shared images on TV, internet, and phones. Odds that you'll like this movie are 81:3.  You're welcome. BONUS ”