Friday, July 10, 2009

"Opposition heightens after vote fraud by President's allies"


Worth a click.


Hat tip: Jasmine.

Larwyn's Linx: Financial Crisis Caused by... Intervention?

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Nation

Democrats admit: Financial Crisis caused by Democrat Intervention: Carpe Diem
Yep, Obamacare a trojan horse for single-payer: Verum Serum
Health, climate bills hit roadblocks: Times

Tale of the 9's: Polling Against the Current: AmerDig
Walpin had the goods on the board that fired him: TAB
Criminalizing Free Speech: HR 1966 Sec 881: Atlas

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "I thought Roe was to rid U.S. of undesirables!": BlogProf
Obama and the Bohemian Grove: AT (Broome)
'Stimulus' scam paying off... for Obama supporters: Fury

Economy

FBI: Rampant Fraud in Real Estate Industry; CA #1 Again: DocHB
Did AIG just receive another billion?: Blatt
Obamanomics: Economy swirling down the drain: PJM (Blumer)

The Porkulus Giveth and the Porkulus Taketh Away: TAB
Locusts: Transterrestrial
Classy! America's Fashion Icon Totes $6K Handbag: JWF

Good news! Stimulus funds Pelosi's mouse project: Times
New York Legislators and 200 Affirmative Actions: BlogProf

Climate & Energy

The 35% Solution: TigerHawk
Backlash on Democrats' National Energy Tax!: GOPleader
How Cap-and-Trade looks in the Senate: SIGIS

Media

New York Times notices the economy: Dinocrat
Press secretly parties with Obama and July Fourth: NewsBusters
CNN vs. Alec Baldwin: Surber

Frankenly Unhappy: Equalizer
Three Stooges Now Appearing At HuffPo: Riehl

World

Diversity Visas double from Somalis and Palestinians: Atlas

Cornucopia

Spam report reveals what makes us click: PJM
Checking out the latest imports: Atlas
Coming to a US chapel near you? Woman marries her dog: BlogProf

In the running for media a**hole of the day is Andrew Malcolm of the Los Angeles Times who wrote in Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times:

"A majority of young people still approve of Obama's job performance, but a majority of seniors over 64 now don't (54%). Maybe they'll die before the next election."

As soon as readers called him on this crap, he evidently went back and, without noting it, changed it to read (parenthetically):

"In other numerical revelations, just 4% of Americans say that Wall Street or credit card companies are honest or trustworthy. A majority of young people still approve of Obama's job performance, but a majority of seniors over 64 now don't (54%). Maybe they'll (that is, we'll) all die before the next election."

One hopes that the only person to die from all this is Andrew Malcolm, via starvation after being expelled from the rotting corpse of the Los Angeles Times.

Vanderleun


Thursday, July 09, 2009

New Challenger Threatens to Eclipse Joe Biden for Dumbest Man in Government Award


Look up Government Hack in the dictionary and odds are you'll see a snapshot of this pathetic little drone. His name is Stephen Levy, a purported "senior economist at the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy."

When asked about the budget situation in California, which is now bankrupt and issuing IOUs, Levy says it's not the state's fault:

Uhm, California has done a lot of things we're not proud of around the budget. But in February, we closed a previous $25 billion budget deficit.

We cut spending by $12 or $13 billion and we raised taxes by another $12 billion. So for this year, we did our part. And then, the economy just fell apart.

In February and June, after we'd cut spending and raised taxes, our revenues... just plummeted.

The piece that we're dealing with now, I would claim, is not our fault. It's the recession's fault!

...Of that $150 billion or so [of federal Stimulus money], the [GAO] said so far, I think, $30 billion has been released. [I'd want to] release the other $120 billion or so very quickly!

...Use the TARP repayment money... the banks and AIG have paid back around $100 billion, get that right back out to the states so that people don't lose their benefits, class size doesn't go up dramatically and public employees aren't laid off...

...I would accelerate [stimulus money] and add [more money]... the federal government has the only pot of dollars to stem this crisis. ...[We] must put more money into state and local government.

As opposed to balancing your state's fricking budget? Reducing salaries for your hundreds of thousands of state employees? Cutting taxes on investments and small businesses? Drilling for oil and natural gas? Cutting benefits to illegal aliens? Ending the union monopolies that are strangling the economy?

Noooo, you couldn't do that! That would be fiscally responsible. And you claim to be an economist, Levy? You're not an economist. You're a Democrat hack. A drone. A loser. Now go back into the padded cell you call an office and come up with a plan that doesn't further bankrupt the federal government, you ridiculous little man.

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Watch the video at your own peril. The party hack reminds me of a lizard, constantly licking his lips as he eyes more of your hard-earned cash. Yes, drones, this is your Democrat Party in action, hard at work blaming others, ratcheting taxes ever higher and pushing citizens into indentured servitude.


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"Beaten with an Ugly Stick"


That's how AutoSpies describes the purported 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser.


I may be off-kilter, but I kinda like what I see here.

2016


The year is 2016. And this is what Change has wrought.

Cars are restricted in size and must meet stringent emissions and fuel consumption regulations. 40% of all cars are required to be electric, and are frequently found by the side of the road because of battery issues. We're still getting used to electric cars and how long they take to charge.

Fuel prices are triple what they were just a few years ago, thanks to drilling prohibitions and massive, new taxes. Oil drilling is banned in the United States, and rigs sit idle atop the nation's vast treasure trove of oil and natural gas. This is the price we must pay in order to prevent global warming.

Because of high automobile and energy costs, mass transit is the only option available to many citizens. In cities, electric subway cars are packed full from early morning to late at night.

Government officials, however, are given the option of receiving free vehicles at taxpayer expense. All cars must be painted white, because other colors of paint can result in the release of excess greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.

Tax policies encourage citizens to live in carefully planned housing complexes, high-rise condos and apartments, which consume less of the country's precious energy supplies.

"Smart-grid" technologies meter energy usage down to the individual family, pricing it by time-of-day and number of persons in the household. Power can be cut off to a household if government limits are exceeded. Families with elderly or special needs members, however, can petition the federal government for extra energy credits.

All lighting systems in residential housing units are required to use compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). These lamps, though they contain toxic levels of mercury, help reduce energy consumption and also prevent global warming.

Each housing unit must use a special, water-saving sink-toilet. These devices recapture the sink's waste water into the toilet tank (which is also reduced in size because of water shortages).

Because of environmental regulations and mandates at all levels of government, access to clean water is restricted. Before water is ever tapped for human consumption, detailed reviews -- often lasting decades -- are required to assess the impact on every animal species imaginable.

As for immigration policy, we have truly become an enlightened country. Open borders and streamlined paths to full citizenship now ensure a lasting Democrat majority.

It is true that open borders have resulted in various man-made disasters. For example, you'll recall that series of suicide bombings at Texas restaurants last year. But that is the price we must pay to be citizens of the world.

It's also true that jobs are scarce, but if you can find one you will have a great advantage. When you are hired, you will automatically become a member of a union, which will protect your rights, secure your retirement benefits, set your pay, prescribe your career advancement, and take care of negotiating all of the details with corporate bosses.

As for schools, all teachers are unionized, of course, which ensures that children are taught consistently, with government-approved materials. Home-schooling was outlawed in 2012 to give all children the opportunity to learn in these uniform environments.

It's true that union dues are a flat 5% of gross income, but that's a pittance compared to federal, state and local taxes, which total up to 60%.

Government workers and college professors only pay 40% in taxes in recognition of their sacrifices for the public good. Nearly half of all workers are employed by government at the federal, state or local levels.

Health care is free, if you can find a general practitioner. If referred to a specialist, your wait may be six months or longer. You can elect to fly abroad for treatment if you can't wait, but since health care is free in the U.S. (and private doctors are banned), most elect to wait.

Retirees have a very high quality of life. However, due to rules prescribed by the Federal Health Board, if you are over 72 years of age, you may not receive treatment for Cancer, Heart Disease and other maladies because those services are reserved for younger, healthier patients.

It's true that we seem poorer, less employed, less happy, less healthy, less educated, and -- I'll say it -- less free.

But that's what we voted for when we voted for change.

We were voting for an ideal, a Utopia, a vision of equality. And now that we're entering Barack Obama's fourth term in office, many would say we've achieved it.


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Larwyn's Linx: Code of the Left versus Code of the West

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Nation

'No one would vote for Obamacare if they read the bill': Morrissey
The Disgraceful Henry Waxman: SIGIS
Death by a thousand FOIAs: WSJ (Fund)

Passing unread laws: Congress hides policy from the people: Times
Top and Bottom 10 States in Overall Freedom: Blazsik
158 documented lies... and counting: Gioia

Tolerance: NYC City Council Honors Islam on 9/11: Frontpage
Can Hospitals Survive a $155 Haircut?: HapHop
President forgets where he met his wife: GWP

Radical Son? Obama at Columbia: PJM (Moran)
Obama's Moscow Giveaway: Peters
Leading Democrat: You Expect Us to Read Bills?: DaleyGator

San Jose Tea Party: Anchoress
Islamist Convention Features Hate Speech, Hezbollah... and Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett: IPT

Economy

Consumer confidence nears record low: GWP
It never ends, because they never learn: Cold Fury
Democrats divided on economy as liberalism fails again: Ace

Climate & Energy


EPA admits: Cap and Trade Won't Work: Foundry
Princeton Physicist: 'The idea that Congress can stop climate change is just hilarious': Depot
687 giant wind turbines go homeless!: BlogProf

Luetkemeyer Bill Would Save Taxpayers $12.5 Million, Denies Funding for UN's Junk Science: Depot

Media

Olbermann: We Have To 'Legally Stop' Glenn Beck: NewsBusters
CNN Falls For The Honduran Fauxtester: LegalIns
Dear Rich Lowry: MoneyRunner

Two Americas, separated by a common language: Prairie
Now they tell us!: Snapped Shot

World

Angela "No Stimulus!" Merkel proven right: HNN
The Tools of Persuasion: Israpundit
Opposition leader returns to lead protests in Iran: Timmerman

O2 for the O's: Fausta
Palestinian Taliban arrest Palestinian Feminist: PJM (Chesler)
Mumbai: Audio and Video of the Attacks: Vlad

An Army of Lies about Mexican Weapons Purchases: Prairie
Discovered Fervor: Netword

Cornucopia

Fans Flock to Mourn California: : IowaHawk
Elegy found in a Seattle Churchyard: AmDig
Please do not touch the bureaucrats: IowaHawk

Code of the Left versus Code of the West: American Digest
14 basic skills all men should possess: BSPCN

Daughter #1, after reading the comments on my recent post at Hot Air ("Statist health care, by the numbers"):

my personal favorite comment:

"This post is RACIST!!! How dare you question The Won, from whom all blessings flow? We will all be dead within the next six months if we don’t allow Obama, Pelosi and Reid to give us free health care, free energy, free housing, free education and, most importantly, free unicorns. Because if we don’t, all the unicorns will die from lack of love.

Please, think of the unicorns, you selfish bastards."


Wednesday, July 08, 2009

If today's Democrats were in power a hundred years ago


The committee calls Thomas Edison to testify. Please swear him in.

Mr. Edison, describe for the committee the nature of your "light bulb" invention.

Distinguished representatives and guests, while the idea of electric lighting is not a new one, neither had it been a practical matter until we produced our new incandescent light bulb.

It uses a lower current of electricity and is both safe and economical.

So this electric light bulb that your firm invented: do you agree that demand for affordable lighting will skyrocket and that more and more electricity will need to be produced? Have you considered the impact on carbon emissions into the atmosphere -- the inevitable result of lighting all of these "bulbs"?

No, sir. We were simply trying to create a useful product for consumers, one that enhances safety and society as a whole.

Have you considered alternative lighting mechanisms that would consume less electricity? How many "green collar" scientists are working in your laboratories? Have you considered the impact of your invention on climate change?

No, sir -- I'll admit we were simply trying to create a functional light bulb.

And this phonograph you've invented, Mr. Edison, have you evaluated how its production could skyrocket due to high demand for musical recordings? Have you produced an assessment for the EPA and state regulators as to its impact on the environment? Production of tin, vinyl and other substances could explode!

Ah, never mind.

The committee calls Henry Ford.

Here.

Please explain this "invention" of yours: this "mass-produced" automobile.

Ladies and gentlemen, one day it struck me. We could produce cheaper goods, without compromising quality, by standardizing designs and assembly processes. We created an "assembly line" that helps us mass-produce vehicles...

These "cars" of yours are reproducing like locusts! Virtually everyone is driving them! And where do you think you'll get the fuel, the gas for these --

Distinguished Representative, America's natural resources are plentiful and there is no shortage of oil. Furthermore, our new processes are a significant improvement because automobiles can be produced more efficiently and consistently.

Mr. Ford. Mr. Edison. The conclusions of this committee are clear. The U.S. government cannot tolerate out-of-control corporate entities run by super-wealthy individuals such as yourselves. We must confiscate your factories and laboratories until they can be unionized; vetted by federal, state and local regulators; and certified as "green".

In short, we must call a halt to your outrageous activities. You and Mr. Edison are dismissed.


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Now that's a prom entrance!


The London Daily Mail:

Two teenage girls took the concept of getting all dolled up for the school prom to an extreme - dressing as life-size Barbie dolls and being wheeled in still sealed in their boxes.

Sammy Burns and Megan Barton, both 16, wanted to arrive in something more original than a stretch limo or black cab... It took a fortnight to make the 6ft-high boxes out of cardboard, wallpaper and pink paint - complete with barcodes, price tags and the logo of Barbie manufacturer Mattel.

Sammy Burns, in black, and best friend Megan Barton were wheeled into the prom by Sammy's uncle Glenn Lawrence and her brother Tom... Sammy's uncle Glenn Lawrence, 38, and her brother Tom Burns, 18, dressed as delivery boys to wheel the girls to the entrance of the hotel venue...


Brock Lesnar's Vitamins


In January 2001, Louisville Police detectives arrested then-WWE champion Brock Lesnar for illegal possession of steroids. Official reports stated that the 26-year-old athlete allegedly received and opened a parcel that authorities said contained a "large amount of steroids."

I wonder what gave it away?

Postscript: Charges were later dismissed when tests determined that the seized pills were not steroids. Lesnar's attorney asserted the pills were a type of vitamin.

I need me some o' them "vitamins".

Protocols of the Elders of ______


Dan from New York writes:

Jews -- all 12 million -- are often accused of being at the root of the world's troubles. This is ridiculous on its face, a canard only a Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a Pat Buchanan or a Noam Chumpsky believe anymore. (Oh, did I mention Barack H. Obama?) But the idea of a universal troublemaker holds more than a grain of truth, even if Jews don't fit the description. For that, the honors belong to the Muslims.

I was reminded of that this morning when an obscure new trouble spot suddenly appeared in the news: "Unrest in the far-flung Chinese city of Urumqi."

Seems the "riot-torn" city's Han Chinese and the Uighurs are in the midst of a little squabble which so far (officially) has killed over 150 people. What most of the news organization never mention, though, is that the Uighurs are MUSLIMS trying to turn their turf into a separate state. (Ring a bell?)

Add this ado to earth's other hot spots like Darfur, "Palestine," Iran, South Lebanon, Afghanistan, Chechen province in Russia, Côte d'Ivoire, Mindanao Island (Philippines), Somalia, et. al., and you start to notice a pattern. One, no Jews in sight. And two, while the NY Times may not want you to know, adherents to Islam are so often an essential part of the mix.

A mere coincidence, or could it be true: The Protocols of The Elders of Islam?

Allah Hallavah!