Thursday, November 15, 2007

Hillary says Social Security isn't in trouble after all!

 
Hillary Clinton on 10/30/2007:

I think, for us to act like Social Security is in crisis is a Republican trap. We're playing on the Republican field. And I don't intend to do that.

Oh, thank goodness! Social Security isn't in trouble!

On second thought, if Hillary is to be believed, she didn't know anything about the fraudulent Whitewater land deals, Paula Jones, Henry Cisneros' crimes, Vince Foster's magical copy of the Rose Law Firm files, Travelgate, Kathleen Willey, Chinagate, Juanita Broaddrick, Peter Paul, Norman Hsu, Pardongate or a host of other outrageous activities.

So maybe we should worry about Social Security after all.

In all seriousness, can you imagine what it feels like to flat-out lie about Social Security in front of a national audience? Even her most ardent supporters have to shudder when they hear statements like that.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Scene from Hillary Clinton Townhall Meeting (Dubuque, Iowa)

 
Next question, please?

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET UNITED STATES OUT OF IRAQ?

Our message to the president is clear. The time to begin to end the war is today. I have a three-step plan to bring our troops home, bring stability to the region, and replace military force with a crack diplomatic squad that will help ensure Iraq's future. Details of this plan will be available shortly after I take office.

Thank you. That was very informative.

Yee haw, this looks like some mighty fine readin'

 
This looks like a must-read:

Even the story behind the book makes for good reading.

Al Gore: Set to Profit from Eco-Suckaz... again

 
First there was global warming hysteria, aided and abetted by Al Gore's lucrative book-and-movie deal. Next, his stewardship of an investment company called Generation Investment Management, poised to take advantage of various eco-regulations. Most recently, Gore has joined a green venture capital firm to -- well, as CNN puts it -- "save the planet." Oh, and possibly make some serious coin, too.

Why do I get the distinct impression that the only thing Gore is interested in saving are dividends from the eco-suckaz' money?


Noel Sheppard at Newbusters has details on ABC's recent debunking of "global warming."

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The case of the missing Ben Franklin

 
CampaignSpot:

The tale of Hillary and the waitress:

Waitress: I was left no tip.
The campaign: We paid $157 for food and left a $100 tip.
The waitress: I never got anything. The restaurant manager told reporters she left the tip because he didn't want his restaurant to be overwhelmed with reporters' calls.

An addendum to the story above: "[Editor's Note: after the tip controversy became a national story, the Clinton campaign returned to the restaurant and left $20]."

To sum it up, the Clinton campaign felt compelled to go back and leave a $20 tip (well under 15%, by the way). So their original assertion that they left a $100 tip was... yet another Hillary fabrication, we presume.


It doesn't make my Top 12 Hillary Fabrications List, to be sure, but it's interesting nonetheless.

I mean, consider: the Clinton Machine is willing to lie about as trivial a matter as a tip. Most of us would have simply fessed up and said, "We forgot. We'll take care of it." But the Clinton posse would rather fib and spin. If they'll lie about something like this, you can be sure that deception is integrated directly into their genomic structure.

Blitzer warned not to 'pull a Russert' on Hillary

 
Drudge reports:

CNN's Wolf Blitzer has been warned not to focus Thursday's Dem debate on Hillary. 'This campaign is about issues, not on who we can bring down and destroy,' [a] top Clinton insider explains. 'Blitzer should not go down to the levels of character attack and pull 'a Russert.'' Blitzer is set to moderate [the Democratic] debate from Vegas...

Jonah Goldberg's reaction:

First the Clinton campaign whines that the other candidates were picking on the girl. Then, standing up to Russert is like standing up to Hitler. Then Bill Clinton compared Russert to the Swift Boat Vets. Now the Clinton campaign is warning Wolf Blitzer that he better not "pull a Russert."

Again, can someone please explain to me, how asking the junior Senator from New York state whether she agrees with the governor of the state (and a close political ally) on the question of drivers licenses for illegals is even remotely wrong, never mind some sort of vicious, Nazi-like, personal assault on truth, decency, and Hillary Clinton's integrity? I really, really, don't get it.

Of course the Clintons object to the notion that they should have to answer tough questions. Remember, the mainstream media is supposed to be on their side.

Hat tip: Flopping Aces

Not Again!

 
After Hillary Clinton's most recent debacle -- flags mysteriously fell all around her on Veterans Day -- you'd think that things couldn't get worse for her campaign.

That was until today's event where American flags seemed to spontaneously combust, almost as if they were committing some sort of ritual suicide rather than be associated with Hillary's campaign.

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Hillary's Clinton Library Lockdown

 
On the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton claims that she has the experience to be president. Yet she has not permitted details of her experience to be reviewed by the public.

In fact, the Clinton "Public" Library is anything but. The Los Angeles Times ("Clinton secrecy III: More documents hidden through election") puts it bluntly:

An intriguing trove of documents that could open a revealing window into Hillary Clinton and her claims of vast White House experience qualifying her for the presidency is stored at the University of Arkansas library system in Fayetteville...

...The subject even came up near the end of the recent Democratic debate. Tim Russert asked her point blank if she would order the documents released, and she replied it's not her decision to make. Then, who's is it?

The Chicago Tribune ("Clinton library a closed book") recently called attention to the unique situation of a First Lady shielding her records from the public.

Almost three years after the library's opening and nearly two years after the administration's archives became subject to federal open-records laws, only a small fraction of the archives has been opened to the public.

Virtually all of the 3 million pages of documents that detail the internal workings of the health-care task force that Hillary Clinton headed remain stored away in boxes, for example.

Although lengthy delays in releasing White House papers are typical, the presidential candidacy of a former first lady presents an unprecedented circumstance. Processing by government archivists is partly responsible for the slow pace. But critics note that Bill Clinton could lift restrictions that keep many controversial records out of the public eye until 2013, and he could speed up release of records by waiving a review by his personal representative...

Get your own Clinton Library Card. Just don't try to charge the groceries on it.

Hat tips: Don Surber and Larwyn. Don't Russert Me, Bro! a trademark of Larwyn Industries.

Monday, November 12, 2007

Re-branding the Left

 
Rick Moran, writing at the invaluable American Thinker, describes the frantic rebranding efforts of the American left.

Hillary Rodham Clinton was asked this summer if she would describe herself as a “liberal.” The Democratic front-runner shied away, saying the “word” — noticeably not using the word — has taken on a connotation that “describes big government. “I prefer the word ‘progressive,’” she said. It has a “real American meaning.”

Then she expanded the term to “modern progressive,” and, finally, clarified that she was a “modern American progressive.”

And that seems to sum up the Democrat's dilemma. A recent Gallup poll found 40% of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats but only 23% proclaiming themselves "liberal... Contrast that with only 30% of Americans identifying themselves as Republicans but fully 39% of the country saying they are conservative...

Best I can tell, the bumper stickers over the years would look something like this.

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Flags attack Hillary on Veterans Day

 
Some call it an omen.

Hillary Clinton had just finished an interview with reporters in Waterloo, Iowa. She turned to walk away and maybe a half dozen American flags just started falling down. As if touched by some unseen spirit, they simply. Fall. Down.









ABC has the video.

Hillary called it a "Vast Flag-Waving Conspiracy." She blamed it on Rush Limbaugh and talk radio. She said it happened because she's a woman. Or perhaps she was just thinking those things. Certainly they don't seem out of character.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Son of 'Liberals Tank at the Box Office'

 

Now that seven or eight anti-war Iraq films have bombed in succession, you'd think that the rocket scientist producers would start to do the math before agreeing to fund leftist propaganda. Read about the latest bomb at Angry Republican, Gateway Pundit, Keith D. Milby, Perez Hilton (NSFW), Politik Ditto, Ray Robison and Right Wing Sparkle.

Putting Tom Cruise in Lions for Lambs is like putting a whale-tail on a Prius.

Veterans Day at Walter Reed

 
Posting at The Mountain, Toothless Dawg offers some classic pictures of Veterans Day at the Walter Reed Hospital. Participants included Gathering of Eagles, Protest Warriors, and various Freepers.

We had two Medal of Honor recipients on a float in the parade. My actions were in two steps ... 1) the snappiest 'tenhut, hand salute that I could muster and 2) don't miss this picture!!!

The signage on the side rear of the float said, "A Salute To The Recipients of the Medal of Honor" then "Presented by HBO". Names were not listed though.

Ever looked into the eyes of a Medal of Honor recipient? Want to see what it means? Look closely and zoom in if you can ... the eyes tell it all. I know this Vet still stands ready if called.

The Medal of Honor recipient on the right is Col. Robert L. Howard.

Be sure and see the Vets' special salute to the anti-American freaks.

Hat tip: LGF

"I'm not just running a campaign... I'm having a conversation."

 
Scene: Hillary Rodham Clinton Town Hall meeting - Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Next question, please. That distinguished gray-bearded gentleman over there.

As an older person, I'm worried about the long-term effects of global warming on my children and grandchildren. How does your plan combat climate change?

Well, you should be worried. You know, I find as I travel around Iowa that it's usually young people that ask me about global warming. But I'm really glad you asked this question. Our energy policy is dedicated to pragmatic steps to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. We'll invest your tax dollars in trying to find new forms of energy, we'll tax all emissions -- harmful or not, and we'll establish a Department of Proper Tire Inflation to enforce new rules requiring folks to have their tires inflated to the correct pressure.

(Applause)

Thank you. Next question? Oh, that man with the black mustache, please. Yes, sir?

Yes, thanks for calling on me. I want to know how you are standing up to President Bush on the question of funding the Iraq war and a troop withdrawal timeline.

Our message to the president is clear. The time to begin to end the war is today. I have a three-step plan to bring our troops home, bring stability to the region, and replace military force with a crack diplomatic squad that will help ensure Iraq's future. Details of this plan will be available shortly after I take office.

(Applause)

Okay, next? Oh, the blonde with the glasses. Your question, ma'am --er-- -- --s-sir?

Ah jes' wannet te ask about th' lack o' respec' in this country what with all the crazy crackas usin' bad language lahk the N-wood an' such, so I jes' wannet t' fine out if ya'll raise the level o' discourse in this here country and what not?

Well put, blondie. Americans have had it up to here with fakes. Fakes like Imus and Dog the Bounty Hunter who pretend to be inclusive but -- when push comes to shove -- practice a policy of racism and exclusion. If I'm elected president, we will practice a policy of inclusion, embracing all Americans -- and we won't tolerate any neo-cons, evangelicals, and other members of the vast right-wing conspiracy who may try to stop us!

Well... I'm sorry, that's all the time for questions that we have -- but I wanted to thank you for this interactive session. This is exactly what I meant by having a conversation with America!

More sock-puppet reading: Blue Crab Boulevard*, Carl Cameron, Don Surber*, Fox News, GM Roper*, Jammie Wearing Fool*, Newsbusters, New York Post (* = linked to this story - thanks!)