Friday, January 21, 2011

Limousine Liberal Encounters Problems With Ultra-Sticky, Robert Gibbs-Quality Adhesive

Sweet:

Maybe it's the gas prices that are p***ing him or her off. Whatever.

Better a conversion to reality late then never.


Photos: When it's perfectly acceptable to drop the F-bomb



'Is GE betraying its customers and its country?'

General Electric is one of America's most storied companies. Founded in 1892, the global conglomerate has over 300,000 employees and business units that are involved in every aspect of industry, from finance to light bulbs.

In the process, however, GE has become emblematic of crony capitalism with its deep and intricate ties to the Democrat Party and the Obama administration in particular.

At Daily Finance, Peter Cohan describes how GE's recently announced aviation deal in China endangers America's economic and national security interests.

How GE Is Arming China to Compete With Boeing -- and America

General Electric (GE) plans to sell its aircraft electronics to Chinese companies, and if you don't have a problem with that, maybe you should. After all, China just flight-tested a prototype stealth fighter, it continues to build up its military -- and we can only hope it's not planning to expand its territory in ways that threaten the U.S.

But if China does decide to get aggressive with the U.S., GE will have provided it with the aircraft technology it will be using.

According to The New York Times, GE is signing a deal to sell avionics technology -- electronics that control an aircraft's basic in-flight operations -- to Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (CACC), which aspires to build commercial and military aircraft. GE will do this through a joint venture with a Chinese company, Aviation Industry Corp. of China (Avic). Avic makes avionics for CACC and for China's military -- including its stealth fighter.

Cohan, a Babson College professor, believes "GE [is] betraying its customers and its country" because China represents a $400 billion market for its aircraft products by 2030.

Cohan believes that Crony Capitalists like GE's senior management are "making the decisions that will determine America's fate."

This is a discomfiting thought indeed -- and General Electric's shareholders need to make their voices heard before this deal is a fait accompli.

Infomercials for Socialized Medicine


This isn't the first time that GE has appeared to have a dramatic conflict with the best interests of the American people. Consider its actions related to socialized medicine -- better known as Obamacare -- and its advocacy efforts of same.

Remember that GE Capital -- another unit of General Electric -- received approximately $140 billion in taxpayer funds in 2008 as part of the initial financial bailout.

Which makes it curious that the Obama administration earmarked another six billion in GE funds (or are they taxpayer funds?) to a new GE firm called Healthymagination.


Healthymagination's advisers include Tom Daschle, Barack Obama's initial nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services.

At a recent conference, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt claimed that America's economic crisis was not simply an economic crisis. It was instead a "reset", where companies that intersect with government will "prosper... and people who don't understand that will get left behind."

Immelt, a member of Mr. Obama's economic recovery advisory board, went on to say that, "The intersection of government and business will be changed, maybe for a generation."

The business case behind Healthymagination hinged on nationalization of the health care industry. Computerization of health care records is not only a vaunted component of the Obama stimulus package, it is also a $75 to $100 billion business over the next ten years.

Coincidentally, Healthymagination just happens to be building a health care record management system.

Oh, and did I mention NBC? It was involved, too. In 2009 Health Imaging reported that the GE-owned media conglomerate -- something out of the movie Rollerball -- would also do its part.

• NBC Universal and NBC News would air more than 5,000 televised reports annually on health and wellness.

• MSNBC would launch a new, daily program dedicated solely to health information... in addition to medical issues it would also examine health policy.

The plan was simple: the media would broadcast pro-Obamacare propaganda; government would enact policy "by popular demand"; and the chosen corporation would profit at taxpayer expense.

As Andrew Wilkow observed, "Healthymagination states its target dates for the completion of its various initiatives as 2015, well into a second Obama term. This means GE will have a deep financial interest in Mr. Obama's re-election; a fact that will no doubt be reflected in its media divisions. It will certainly be interesting to see if the left-wing watchdogs howl, or if they will conclude this is an acceptable level of collusion between the White House and a multinational conglomerate."

The sale of NBC to Comcast may have thwarted those plans, but the plans themselves were downright disturbing.

It's up to shareholders to call GE CEO Jeff Immelt on the carpet


What GE appears to be engaging in is not capitalism: it is an unholy alliance of governmental and corporate interests that thwarts the national security and economic interests of the American people to benefit a chosen few senior executives and politicians.

GE's shareholders must rebel against these un-American -- and, frankly, anti-American -- activities. GE is a national institution -- but its recent activities smack of pure, unmitigated evil.


Larwyn's Linx: The Philadelphia Horror--How Mass Murder Got a Pass

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Nation

The Philadelphia Horror: How mass murder gets a pass: Malkin
Idiotic, Baldly Political Requests for DQ of Supremes: Patterico
Sharia Law Gains Foothold in U.S.: Creeping

Guess Hu was the only Republican to dine with Hu?: RWN
First Black Tea Party Forms in Houston: BigGovt
West: Liberal/Progressive Agenda Wants Control Over You: WZ

Economy

Bankruptcy Declaration For States Sought – Quietly: SHN
Bail them out, regulate them, then work for them: Carney
Anatomy of a fraud on the public--Obamacare: Prairie

1MM Illegals Took Jobs From Citizens In Last 2 Years Alone: Ace
Border Patrol Reduced to Picking Up Trash: RWN
Obamacare as unpopular now as it was at cram-down time: GWP

Sacrifice: $399 Bottles of Wine at State Dinner: GWP
What Explains Crystal Meth?: Mises
DNC announces new executive associated with ACORN: Caller

Climate & Energy

GOP gearing up for EPA fight in House and Senate: Hot Air
Water, Water Everywhere but Hardly a Drop for Farmers: RWN
Form Follows Fiasco: Driscoll

Media

All 3 Network Morning 'News' Shows Embargo Gosnell Story: Ace
Lib radio talker attacks GOP Lt. Gov. of WI: Malkin
Elevating the Dialogue: Granite Sentry

No, Beck Did Not Tell His Viewers to Shoot Anyone: Patterico
Liberals ain’t that smart about Palin: Surber
Prepare for an Obama victory in 2012: Simon

Dependence Day: Steyn
MTV's Sordid 'Skins': CNS
Senator Jon Kyl and Karl Rove: Hewitt

World

Coming Full Circle on Military Tribunals: Wolf Howling
Obama praises China's "desire to give children a better life": Pundette
Chinese visit prompts fainting spell: Granite Sentry

Pope should stay mum about murders of Coptic Christians: BrutHon
'West must show respect for Islam to ease Muslim anger': JihadWatch
Call For Hearings Into Threat of “Creeping Sharia”: WZ

SciTech

How Larry Page’s Google Will Function: Mashable
Verizon fires legal shot against Net neutrality rules: CNet
Why Microsoft's Ballmer Should Remain CEO: eWeek

Cornucopia

Jordan McCabe - Now this kid's got game: KOMO
The 20 Best Nicknames in the Big Mafia Bust: Village Voice
Missouri Democrats want to Shoot, Cook and Eat Babies: BlogProf

Sorry Dude: You Met Your Goals But You're Not Getting a Bonus: DoT
The Best of 10-Years of RWN Humor: RWN
The Most Important Book You Will Read This Year: JOM

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QOTD: "Permanence is the illusion of every age. But you cannot wage a sustained ideological assault on your own civilization without profound consequence. Without serious course correction, we will see the end of the Anglo-American era, and the eclipse of the powers that built the modern world. Even as America’s spendaholic government outspends not only America’s ability to pay for itself but, by some measures, the world’s; even as it follows Britain into the dank pit of transgenerational dependency, a failed education system, and unsustainable entitlements; even as it makes less and less and mortgages its future to its rivals for cheap Chinese trinkets, most Americans assume that simply because they’re American they will be insulated from the consequences." -- Mark Steyn, "Dependence Day"

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Our Pals, the Chinese

Have you noticed that when President Obama goes off his prepared remarks, things get decidedly... bizarre? The CINC's press conference with China's President Hu was just such an event. His prepared remarks, delivered courtesy of TOTUS, were measured and reasonable. But once off-the-cuff questions were entertained from the press, things got downright weird:

China’s rise is potentially good for the world. To the extent that China is functioning as a responsible actor on the world stage, to the extent that we have a partner in ensuring that weapons of mass destruction don’t fall into the hands of terrorists or rogue states, to the extent that we have a partner in dealing with regional hotspots, to the extent that we have a partner in addressing issues like climate change or a pandemic, to the extent that we have a partner who is helping poorer countries in Asia or in Africa further develop so that they, too, can be part of the world economy — that is something that can help create stability and order and prosperity around the world. And that’s the kind of partnership that we’d like to see.

And it’s more likely to come — if China feels secure and itself is doing well economically, they’re more likely to be an effective partner with us on the world stage.

In short, a despotic regime -- that enslaves huge portions of its population, crushes the practice of religions, emits monstrous amounts of pollution, and is dramatically expanding its military reach and power with the United States as its obvious, ultimate aim -- is "good for the world".

In the mean time, the Obama White House is doing its best to weaken our country, following the game-plan of the Clinton administration. While leaf-blowing trillions of dollars on every social program imaginable, it has slashed NASA's budget, drastically cut the defense budget, and restricted access to our own energy supplies for reasons bordering on the suicidal.

What is China doing? Gee, let's check:

Locking up energy supplies around the world, while Democrats strangle America's lifeblood.

But they're doing it -- they tell us -- for the children.

As for the bag our children will be left holding by this destructive crew? I'll leave the contents of it up to your imagination.


Hat tip: Tyler Durden.

Calling the Obamacare Emergency Line

Welcome to the ObamaCare Emergency Help Line!

For Espanol, press 1.
For Urdu, press 2
For Arabic, press 3
For Farsi, press 4
For Hmong, press 5
For all other languages, press 6

6

Thank you! Did you press 6? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.

1

Thank you. To speed processing of your call, please key in your 9-digit social security number, whether it was illegally obtained or not.

5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3

Thank you. Did you enter five five five four four three three three three? If yes, press 7, if no, press 3.

7

Thank you. Please enter the nature of your ailment, condition or problem.

For Achondroplasia, press 1-0-0-0. For Acne, press 1-0-0-1. For Acrodysostosis, press 1-0-0-2. For Acromegaly, press 1-0-0-3. For Adenoids, press 1-0-0-4. For Adrenoleukodystrophy, press 1-0-0-5. For Age-related macular degeneration, press 1-0-0-6. For Agoraphobia, press 1-0-0-7. For Albinism, press 1-0-0-8. For AIDS, press 1-0-0-8. For Alcohol poisoning, press 1-0-0-9. For Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, press 1-0-1-0. For Alport syndrome, press 1-0-1-1. For Altitude sickness, press 1-0-1-2. For Alzheimer's disease, press 1-0-1-3. For Amyloidosis, press 1-0-1-4. For Anaemia, press 1-0-1-5. For --

*

Thank you. To enter the nature of your ailment, condition or problem by name, use the touch-tone keypad to spell the name, then press the pound sign.

4 (h) ... 3 (e) ... 2 (a) ... 7 (r) ... 8 (t) ... 2 (a) ... 8 (t) ... 8 (t) ... 2 (a) ... 2 (c) ... 5 (k) ... #

Did you select HEART ATTACK? If yes, press 2, if no, press 9.

2

On a scale of 1 to 9, with 9 being excruciating pain, how much pain are you in?

9

Enter your age, followed by the pound sign.

7 4 #

I'm sorry, the maximum age of treatment for this condition, as determined by Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research is Seventy-three. Thank you for calling.

Good-bye.

7 2 # ... 7 2 # ... 72 #

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[Call recording terminated]


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The Battle Next Time: a Brief History of the Alinsky-inspired Tactics of Media Matters, John Podesta and Legacy Media

The specious claim that Sarah Palin and the Tea Party were somehow linked to the Tucson massacre was a professional, coordinated hit job -- that 'just happened' to get picked up and marketed by the mainstream media.

As I have documented, that false connection started with bloggers at DailyKos and Think Progress using Twitter to push the issue into the mainstream media within hours of the shooting with the help of their followers

The ruthless efficiency with which the left-wing blogosphere tied Palin to the shooting, and the success of their efforts in equating Palin with mass murder, is a lesson we should not forget.

The Democrats and their mainstream media supporters were put back on their heels in 2010, and are regrouping. And if regrouping requires falsely accusing a major Republican figure of complicity in mass murder, and then amplifying that false accusation for several days in the face of contrary evidence until a substantial portion of the population believes it, they will do it.

But it did not stop with the accusation.  When Palin tried to defend herself she was savaged again in the mainstream media.

It wasn't the first time this has happened; and it certainly won't be the last.

The Left Fears Sarah Palin Like No Other GOP Candidate


If Palin were, as some on the right tell us, a "joke" of a candidate, it hardly explains the desperation with which the professional propagandists -- ranging from John Podesta's Center for American Progress to Markos Moulitsas -- attack her.

On 2 September 2008, I reported on an information warfare operation launched against the McCain-Palin campaign. Just hours after John McCain had selected Sarah Palin as his VP candidate, proxies for candidate Obama launched a massive astroturfing operation.

The same lengthy message -- reportedly authored by a feminist in Alaska -- was posted in hundreds of discussion boards across the Internet in a matter of hours. This type of operation, of course, would have required a significant amount of work -- prepping messages and creating pre-positioned sock-puppet accounts.

Later that same month, The Jawa Report noted that several federal election laws appeared to have been broken in a series of similar incidents and implicated David Axelrod (who else?) in the morass. Dan Riehl offered a powerful executive summary of the research.

Extensive research was conducted by the Jawa Report to determine the source of smears directed toward Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Those smears included false allegations that she belonged to a secessionist political party and that she has radical anti-American views.

Our research suggests that a subdivision of one of the largest public relations firms in the world most likely started and promulgated rumors about Sarah Palin that were known to be false. These rumors were spread in a surreptitious manner to avoid exposure.

It is also likely that the PR firm was paid by outside sources to run the smear campaign. While not conclusive, evidence suggests a link to the Barack Obama campaign...

Riehl described a set of too-good-to-be-true coincidences that tied Obama adviser David Axelrod to the anti-Palin smears. How very odd and uncharacteristic for a man of Axelrod's high ethical standards!

Republicans Must Be Ready for the Next Attack


Republicans must effectively prepare for the next rounds of these Hugo Chavez-style propaganda campaigns.

• Pre-position responses to the inevitable series of lies ("They're at it again") with plenty of attribution to their 'Greatest Hits'...

• Target the instigators -- the Soros-run Media Matters, John Podesta's rank Think Progress operation and the Daily Komm -- and expose the evidence that links the agitprop directly to legacy media...

• Work with the center-right blogosphere to expose the truth behind their Alinsky-ite tactics: notify folks like Instapundit, Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, and the like to promote truth, justice and The American Way...

The good news is that each time their lies are exposed, legacy media weakens itself further. At some point in the not-too-distant future, their credibility will be precisely that of Media Matters, which is to say: zero.


Larwyn's Linx: Cut spending before lifting debt ceiling

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Nation

Cut spending before lifting debt ceiling: Tapscott
Paul Ryan slices and dices Obamacare: RedState
Prosecutors put a lid on Dupnik: Malkin

The Hate Speech Inquisition: Malkin
Herman Cain: We must defund racist Planned Parenthood: Cubachi
Dems push Obama for stricter gun laws: WZ

House Passes ObamaCare Repeal 245-189: SHN
4 Reasons the Repeal Vote Isn’t Just Symbolic: RWN
The Crown Jewel of Socialism: GWP

Economy

How to cut $2.5 trillion in federal spending by 2021: DeMint
Obama Administration: Trading Away Our Secrets: IBD
Socialism And Speaking Spanish Via FCC Decree: RWN

Report Card on Obama's First Two Years: AT
'Americans love Obamacare because it reduces bureaucracy': WZ
Granholm 5 years ago: 'In 5 years, you'll be blown away!': BlogProf

Climate & Energy

Green Follies Escalate in the Face of Failure: AT
The Assault on Drilling Is Onshore, Too: Foundry
Liberals Who Hate Profits but Profit from 'Green Jobs': AT

Media

We Just Witnessed The Media's Test Run To Re-Elect Barack Obama: LegalIns
John Lewis pleads: “We want you racists back!”: Aces
The War Against Palin Goes On and On and …: Hanson

Civility Watch: Nazis and crosshairs and killers, oh my: Malkin
Mud Libel: Coulter
How to Appeal to Hispanics: DON’T!: PJM

World

In Norway, an Awakening to the Islamist Danger: PJM
National Archives Ordered to Show “Iranium”: GoV
Canadian Cabinet Minister Stands Up to Iran: AmSpec

Mission Accomplished: Hu’s the Boss: RWN
Harry Reid Tells the Truth, Quickly Recants: Malkin
Irony in The Mideast: First They Came For The Christians…: BigPeace

Flying the Terrorist Flag in Washington: AT
Gaza Defender Hired To Teach Middle East At Brooklyn College: Kesler
Why China's Currency Isn't America's Biggest Problem: AtlanticWire

SciTech

AT&T Making Text Messaging Cheaper As Free Text Messaging Apps Get More Popular: Insider
Google's Niels Provos battles malware on the Web: CNet
Researchers turn USB cable into attack tool: CNet

Cornucopia

Obamas have Chinese for dinner: Diogenes
Parasites, Two Ways: MOTUS
Teen Thieves Snorted Cremated Remains -- thought they were cocaine or heroin: TSG

Hawaii Governor Unveils Obama’s Birth Certificate: SHN
The Joys of Socialism: WZ
The Best Hand Dancing Yet: Dale's Designs

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Democrat: 'I Told You to Be Civil, You Right Wing Nazis!'

You might have assumed that Democrats are setting a new tone in Washington after last week's tragedy in Tucson. But you'd have assumed wrong. After all, their long, storied history is one of extreme, violent rhetoric and -- as could have been predicted -- their recent calls for civility were short-lived indeed.

In an extraordinary outburst on the House floor, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) invoked the Holocaust to attack Republicans on health care and compared rhetoric on the issue to the work of infamous Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.

“They say it’s a government takeover of health care, a big lie just like Goebbels,” Cohen said. “You say it enough, you repeat the lie, you repeat the lie, and eventually, people believe it. Like blood libel. That’s the same kind of thing. And Congressman Cohen didn’t stop there.

“The Germans said enough about the Jews and people believed it–believed it and you have the Holocaust. We heard on this floor, government takeover of health care. Politifact said the biggest lie of 2010 was a government takeover of health care because there is no government takeover,” Cohen said.

Gee, schmuck, you mean lies like these?

• If you like your current health care plan, you can keep it.

• Your premiums will go down an average of $2,500 a year.

• Health care reform will help businesses.

• Health care reform won’t add 'a single dime' to the deficit—and will actually cut it!

• Ninety-five percent of Americans will not see any form of tax increase because of Obamacare.

• There will be no government rationing of medical care!

• Obamacare will not allow for funding of abortions with taxpayer money.

• Health care negotiations will occur in public and will even be seen on CSpan.

Now, was someone talking about a comparison to Goebbels?


Comcastic! New Owner Shakes Up MSNBC's Lineup

NBC has a new owner: the cable giant Comcast. With new ownership comes a dramatic revamp of the network's money-losing news operation, the flagship for which is MSNBC (or "MSLSD", which are the call letters it prefers).

In order to discover the inner workings of the revamp, Cub Reporter Biff Spackle decided to hack into Comcast's super-secret Gmail account. But you didn't hear that from me.

What he found will rock your world: Comcast's new lineup for MSNBC will position the channel to the right of Fox News. Check out the all-new lineup of shows on MSNBC:

1PM (Reality) Fear Factor: Iran -- contestants Roseanne Barr, Rosie O'Donnell and Sean Penn are subjected to the Mullahs' harsh brand of justice after being captured 'spying' in Tehran

2PM (Gameshow) Presidential Jeopardy -- computer simulation pits Republicans Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan against Democrats Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama on topics ranging from the free market to the Bill of Rights

3PM (Comedy) Flipper -- relive John Kerry's hilarious policy shifts as he desperately tries to salvage his 2004 presidential campaign

4PM (Drama) Bolton's Heroes -- the former ambassador desperately tries to prevent the last neuron from escaping Jimmy Carter's brain

5PM (Education) After-school Special: Socialism--The Slow Road to Genocide

6PM (News) Conservative News Hour (guests: Michelle Bachmann, Jim DeMint, Mike Pence)

7PM (Documentary) Bewitched: Washington -- host Michelle Malkin attempts to conduct an exorcism of Nancy Pelosi

8PM (News) The Mark Levin Show (panelists wired with Invisible Fence collars: Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and Joy Behar)

9PM (Reality) The Palins, episode 3, President Palin's family moves into the White House

10PM (History) American Foundations - July, 1776 - the colonies risk everything to declare their separation from England's oppressive rule

11PM (News) The 11 O'Clock Newt - Host Newt Gingrich opines on the day's events

12AM (Documentary) The Reagan Legacy, episode 73, October 1980

1AM (Reality) Punk'd - Host Ashton Kutscher sets up a hilarious prank in which Harry Reid is permanently committed to an insane asylum

2AM (Reality) Pimp My RINO - Lindsey Graham visits the garage for a makeover

3AM (Drama) Fetal Forensics with Andrew Sullivan

4AM (Exercise) Celebrity Fit Club 12: Jeff Goldstein uses Michael Moore as a living heavy bag to attempt to get the director to lose weight (episode name: 'Pound the Stupid Out o' Ya')

5AM (Documentary) Understanding the Constitution - Heritage Foundation hosts a discussion of private property rights, free markets and the wonders of capitalism -- John Locke, Adam Smith and Milton Friedman [Repeat]

China's Illustrated Love Letter to Dr. James Hansen

'Deep Sprocket', which is Cub Reporter Biff Spackle's codename (don't ask why he has a codename, since we already know his identity), claims he discovered this letter on Dr. James Hansen's FAX machine.

Dr. James E. Hansen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
2880 Broadway
New York, NY 10025 USA
E-mail: James.E.Hansen@nasa.gov

Dear Dr. Hansen,

On behalf of the People's Republic of China, I would like to formally thank you for your exquisitely kind remarks of November 24th.

The accuracy of our statement that "Chinese leadership takes a long view [of the environment], perhaps because of the long history of their culture, in contrast to the West with its short election cycles" is exemplified by our Hebei Province Shexian Tianjin Iron and steel plant (河北省涉县天津钢铁厂), which meets our most stringent anti-pollution guidelines.

And we do indeed have "the capacity to implement policy decisions rapidly", such as maintaining the pristine rivers near Guiyu, Guangdong province (广东省贵屿镇).

Your assessment that the PRC's "leaders seem to seek the best technical information and do not brand as a hoax that which is inconvenient" could not be more true. Our water treatment facilities are state-of-the-art and expel purified wastewater deep into the ocean.

We love your idea that we should impose "rising internal carbon fees"; in fact, we have already begun to do so in many facilities, including the Lasengmiao Power Plant (内蒙古拉僧庙发电厂).

We could also use "existing rules of the World Trade Organization [to] allow collection of a rising border duty on products from all nations that do not have an equivalent internal carbon fee or tax" -- this idea is pure genius, for many countries do not have our strict processes for treating industrial wastewater like this plant in the Lasengmiao Industrial District (内蒙古拉僧庙工业园区).

Furthermore, we agree that this would force the "United States ... to make a choice. It could either address its fossil-fuel addiction ... or ... accept continual descent into second-rate and third-rate economic well-being." Correct. Someday, all countries will have advanced facilities that are kind to the environment like this one in Hanchen city, Shaanxi Province (陕西省韩城市龙门镇).

Someday, all nations will enforce the strict carbon capture rules of the 100 chemical plants in Jiangsu province coastal industry district(江苏滨海头罾沿海化工园区), which discharge purified wastewater into the ocean.

Or the Anhui Province Cihu Chemical Industry District (安徽省慈湖化工园区), which built a underground pipe that discharges immaculately cleansed wastewater into the Yangtze River.

Someday all nations will create green jobs like China; an example is this 15-year-old boy from Tianshui, Gansu Province (甘肃天水) who dropped out of school after 2nd grade to make, how you say, bling bling?

This couple just arrived home from their high-paying green jobs in the Heilonggui (黑龙贵) Industrial District, where they work at the low-carbon-emission Plaster Kiln!

Someday all nations will have the green jobs available for citizens of any age, like this group of children. The oldest is nine and the youngest is two -- and their jobs are so fulfilling, they do not need to go to school!

In conclusion, Dr. Hansen, we want to thank you for highlighting all of our environmentally friendly policies that are far, far superior to those of your home country. We believe you deserving of our highest and most noble title for Americans like you: Order of the Useful Idiot.

Warmest Regards,

[signed]

Dr. Xiang Wu Ho
People's Liberation Army
Office of Biological and Chemical Warfare



Related: Hansen Prefers China-style dictatorship and rule by decree to fight 'global warming'. Images: ChinaHush: Amazing Pictures of Pollution in China.

Larwyn's Linx: Obama Tries on a Centrist Fig Leaf

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Nation

Obama Tries on a Centrist Fig Leaf: Wolf Howling
JFK and the Madness of the American Left: AmSpec
Black leaders, citizens: local NAACP does not speak for us: Toldjah

GOP: full repeal of Obamacare possible through funding cuts: WZ
More Than Half the States Trying to Escape Obamacare: Malkin
How to Repeal Obamacare in the Senate: Foundry

Chris Christie’s Troubling Appointment: Commentary
Covert Socialist Nadler Pumps 'Fairness Doctrine': NoisyRoom
Meet another victim of New Jersey's idiotic gun laws: WyBlog

Economy

The mother of all job-stifling regulations: Malkin
CA: Free college for illegal aliens with a $28B deficit?: RWN
What Congress Should Cut: WSJ

Start talking now about a select shutdown of government: Tapscott
Federal Debt Jumped Half a TRILLION In First Quarter: CNS
Obama's Army Targets Wal-Mart in DC: Marathon

Will Our Real Estate Values Repeat Japan's Experience?: Ace
Obama Labor Dept.: Girl Scouts Should Open Doors for Unions: RWN
Someone please shut Chuck Schumer up: Hayride

Climate & Energy

Obama's War on Coal: IBD
A "smart regulation" point of interest: TigerHawk
NASA "Warmer" James Hanson Prefers Dictatorship to Democracy: MoneyRunner

Media

Mission Accomplished, Olbermann: Eric Fuller Proves That Violent, Incivil Talk Animates Lefties To Violence: Ace
On Civility: To the Republican Leadership: Virtuous
Palin Holds High Ground Over Harsh and Unfair Critics: RCP (Koch)

The Unraveling of Seymour Hersh: Commentary
Right Wingers Hide MLK Statue During Tea Party Rally: SHN
Government Gives Comcast-NBC Universal Marriage Its Blessing: Forbes

Tools From Soros-Funded Media Matters Whine: Weasel Zippers Too “Homophobic” For Fox Nation: WZ
Glenn Greenwald: Obama Has Won The War On Terror Debate — For The American Right: RWN
Hawaii Governor Can’t Find Obama’s Birth Certificate: SHN

World

Danish Cartoonist Kurt Westergaard to Face His Attacker in Court: Flap's Blog
Hu Jintao 'Showing His Tail': Visit Will Encourage Further Belligerence: PJM
ECB Allows Irish Central Bank to Counterfeit 51 Billion Euros: Mish

Sweet: Powerful GOP House Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Says She Will Withhold U.N. Funding: WZ
Death Panels are a Reality in Danish Hospitals: TAB
The U.K. vs. Obamacare: IBD

SciTech

Cigarettes Start Giving You Cancer Within Minutes, Not Years: Consumerist
Apple Posts Another Blowout Quarter: CNet
Security fail: When trusted IT people go bad: NetWorld

Cornucopia

CSI: Tucson: IowaHawk
Birthday Service at the Source: MOTUS
How Wilson manufactures NFL game footballs: Reliable Plant

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons: Demanding That Insurers 'Cover Pre-Existing Conditions' Is Just More Demented Nonsense

The Democrat Party and its public relations arm -- legacy media -- are out pitching a new meme in their efforts to save Obamacare. This week's ploy: "an Obama administration study ... that says as many as half of all Americans under 65 have a pre-existing condition that could threaten their access to health insurance."

Starting in 2014, Obamacare would prohibit insurers both from denying coverage and hiking premiums for those with "pre-existing conditions."

In reality, nine of ten people who apply for health care coverage in the individual market are accepted--and programs like Medicaid and SCHIP cover the vast majority of the rest.

Dr. Jane Orient is an executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. She has described why "insuring a pre-existing condition" is both nonsensical and impossible.

The disagreeable truth—a relentless law of economics—is that you can’t insure a pre-existing. If you wreck your car, State Farm pays only if you had the insurance policy before the accident. If you don’t have insurance, your options are to take the bus, walk, ride a bicycle, get help from friends or family, or come up with money to buy a new car from some source other than a car insurance company.

People would very much like the “right” to buy insurance that would cover their pre-existings, without restrictions or waiting periods. But the same folks don’t much like the idea of paying for other people’s pre-existings—or even for their sicknesses. So the healthy ones often switch into a new policy that gives them an enticing low rate if they pass the underwriting. Then those who can’t switch see their premiums go up rapidly. This is called the “death spiral.” Is it the wicked insurance companies’ fault? Or human nature?

You might naturally feel sympathy toward a person who finds out that he has a costly and fatal condition like AIDS. But what if he doesn’t tell the life insurance company about the pre-existing as he buys a million-dollar policy for the benefit of his partner? Is it wicked of the insurer to rescind the policy because of fraud? Or should the government force the company to pay—until it goes bankrupt, and leaves all of its subscribers without coverage?

...As soon as the government forces people to pay a premium for other people’s pre-existings, they are likely to object to what they—quite reasonably—see as a rip-off. Hence the need for more force: the individual mandate.

Some people don’t see the connection, and think we can keep that popular provision on pre-existings, and delete the rest. We can’t.

...Forcing insurers to cover pre-existings without allowing enormous premium increases will bankrupt them. Perhaps driving private insurers out of business is the real agenda. However, imposing a “solution” that multiplies costs bankrupts everybody.

Those who are counting on that single payer hovering in the background need to remember that the government is already bankrupt—a very dangerous pre-existing condition.

The most popular provision of ObamaCare may also be the worst. The whole Act needs to be repealed.

It's pretty clear that Democrats never had any intent of allowing private health insurers to survive.

Obamacare has nothing at all to do with health care. It's about control. Punishing enemies and rewarding friends. It's about a Soviet-style form of government that has as its core the destruction of the Constitution and of your rights.