Sunday, November 18, 2012

MEDIA FAIL: Photo accompanying story on airport bars sets new, all-time "inappropriateness" record

It's those "layers and layers" of editors and fact-checkers, don't ya know?

...while watching a plane take off from Boston’s Logan Airport might give you a lovely image framed by the city’s skyscrapers, we’re not entirely sure this was the best image WBZ4 in Boston should have used alongside a story on Boston’s best airport bars. It’s just so… “plane crashy,” we think, is the technical term.


...Unless, of course, you want to give the impression that some airport Chili’s franchises offer an El NiƱo® Margarita so good even the pilots can’t get enough. In which case: It’s perfect.

Outsourcing photo selection and editing to the Middle East would be the only logical explanation for this choice.


KNOCK KNOCK: Who's there? Hellfire. Hellfire who?

Hellfire missile up your kazoo.

The IDF assassinated the head of Hamas' rocket program, Yahyia Byya, after a heavy barrage of rocket fire engulfed Ashdod Sunday afternoon.


The assassination was directly ordered by Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz.

Army sources say that Byya was directly responsible for the majority of rockets that have been fired on Israel.

Hey, the IDF gave the erstwhile Nazis fair warning. They told them a few days ago to not show their faces above ground.

Hey, Yahyia, can I get you some ice for that?


DELUSIONAL: California Predicts Budget Surplus in 2014 Thanks to Tax Hikes, Anti-Business Regulations

There's crazy -- and then there's West Coast Crazy:

When is a prediction of a $1.9 billion shortfall actually considered good news?

In deficit-battered, recession-weary California, that's the case.

It sounds strange, until you consider that it sounds a whole lot better than the staggering $41 billion deficit projected at the end of 2008 -- and much better than the $25 billion hole that the state's Legislative Analyst was forecasting in 2010. And much more rosy than the $16 billion shortfall Gov. Jerry Brown was projecting just last spring.

On Wednesday, the Analyst's office -- respected for its nonpartisanship -- said its $1.9 billion deficit estimate covers the next year-and-a-half. The report cast the state's recovering finances in a favorable light, thanks to earlier budget cuts and the voter approval of Proposition 30.

"The additional, temporary taxes provided by Proposition 30 have combined to bring California a promising moment: the possible end of a decade of acute state budget challenges," the LAO report said.

In fact, the report floated the possibility of the state actually running a surplus of up to a billion dollars by 2014.

Let me be the first to predict that California will not have a budget surplus in 2014. Nor will it run "only" a $2 billion deficit.

By my estimation, California's budget deficit will run at least an order of magnitude higher -- at $20 billion plus. You can stick a fork in the Golden State.



Larwyn's Linx: Harry Reid’s Benghazi Cover-Up

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Nation

Harry Reid’s Benghazi Cover-Up: RSM
Petraeus Testimony: Someone Changed CIA Talking Points Memo: Cove
The truth about military spending: AEI

Obama Won, Don't Complain: Parks
Public Relations and Media Bias Against Israel: RWN
Did Eric Holder or Robert Mueller Scrub "Al Qaeda" Out of the Talking Points?: Ace

Tribal America: NRO
Rubio defends Romney comment: DC
Geithner: We should definitely just get rid of the debt ceiling: Hot Air

Economy

Since Obama’s reelection: over 100,000 layoffs at 125 businesses: FAM
California is Destroying Itself. The U.S. is Next.: CFP
GDP Growth Manipulation?: CDN

Illinois scheduled to be set on fire next year.: Moe Lane
How greedy public employee unions bankrupted a California city: C4P
Bakers Union President: We Knew Hostess Could Die: GWP

Scandal Central

House Questions Use of Secret Email Accounts by Administration: CDN
FISHY – Allen West recount finalization delayed until tomorrow morning: Scoop
Colorado Counties Have More Voters Than People: RS (9/4/12)

Media

Politico's Cirilli, Others Ignore Heavy Democrat Involvement in Hostess Ownership and Management: NB
Rival Of Petraeus Mistress May Be A Spy: Western
Like ABC, NPR snobs laugh at shutdown of Hostess: NB

Deneen Borelli – “Blacklash: Freeing Americans from the Liberal Plantation”: AIM
Thoughts on Retrenching: Ace
ABC's Amanpour Suggests Israel Caused Too Many Civilian Casualties in 2009 Gaza War: NB

World

It starts: Obama 'urging' Netanyahu not to allow ground invasion: Matzav
Dispatch From Israel: MagFarm
Obama Funding $1 Billion in Infrastructure Projects…in Hamas-run Gaza: Creeping

Stratfor Update On Gaza, Israel, And Hezbollah: ZH
Video: Pali Man Fakes Injury in Gaza Caught on Tape: Jawa
Israel strikes media buildings in Gaza, expanding its range of targets: WaPo

Hamas' Confounding Motivation: IPT
How Hamas Acquires Weapons: Breitbart
Netanyahu: IDF prepared to widen Gaza operations: JPost

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue.com/Tech)

The Sinofsky Letters: Defenestrated Windows overlord corresponds: Register
Kim Dotcom’s plan to give New Zealanders free internet could just work: NextWeb
NASA Discovers Most Distant Galaxy In Known Universe: Slashdot

Cornucopia

The Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog: DeadSpin
What Me Worry?: AmDigest
Parasites Kill Their Own Hostess: iOTW

Image: Jawa Report
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: American Digest

QOTD: "The conceit of Obama's argument is that people are picking on a helpless girl -- a lowly U.N. ambassador -- because they are afraid of the big bad president.

Oh, please.

President Obama, incredibly, claimed that he was "happy to have the discussion" about Benghazi.

Really?

Because every time anyone asks the president about Benghazi he claims he can't say anything because there is an investigation going on. The State Department actually said at one point that they would no longer take questions on the issue from reporters.

Senator Graham's response to the president's revelations and accusations at the press conference was exactly right: He said, "Mr. President, don't think for one minute I don't hold you ultimately responsible for Benghazi."

The president says he is ready to talk about this? Great. We are all ears." --Kirsten Powers

Saturday, November 17, 2012

TURBOTAX-CHALLENGED TREASURY SECRETARY: Let's just eliminate debt ceiling to ensure smooth road to collapse

When the founders warned of men without virtue, they had the likes of Tim Geithner in mind:

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U.S. “absolutely” should get rid of the debt ceiling as soon as possible... “It would have been time a long time ago to eliminate it,” Geithner told Bloomberg TV on Friday. “The sooner the better.”


...Hey, you know what else isn’t a tenable strategy for the country? Spending a trillion dollars we don’t have on a counterproductively bloated bureaucracy, every year.

I understand what Geithner is getting at, of course — the playing chicken and flirting-with-breaching the ceiling, which we’re slated to hit again this February/March, isn’t good for our financial resume. Just abolishing the debt ceiling, however, isn’t the conversation we need to be having — and it’s jaw-dropping that our credit rating is even in this kind of jeopardy. The conversation we need to be having is how to drastically reduce the amount of debt we’re annually incurring, and it’s a conversation that Democrats are persistently ignoring in favor of piddling, economy-damaging tax hikes...

Precisely what America needs: a Treasury Secretary -- who cheated on his taxes -- advising America how to incur even more debt. Classic.



ACTION PHOTO: As Middle East Burns, President Obama Works Tirelessly to Broker Peace Deal

Or not.


Let's just say the president was taking a quick break from his busy schedule.


CLASSIFIED: SCREENSHOT OF OBAMA'S DESKTOP

The invaluable People's Cube with the world exclusive:

You may wonder why Dear Leader hasn't yet upgraded to Vista or Windows 8, but the fact is, all White House computers are running the outmoded 2008 Hope'N'Change Operating System, which is incompatible with any pre-existing software.


However, a team of unionized government programmers are selflessly toiling to improve its performance. The custom-made programs include AlibiMaker, FatwaGenerator, RigTheVote2012, and others...

Not to mention the fifth annual release of BushBlamer Pro.



Larwyn's Linx: Is Petraeus Scandal an Obama Scandal?

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Nation

Is Petraeus Scandal an Obama Scandal?: AIM
Some questions for the apologists of Hamas: Spectator
After Obama commends Morsi for calming violence...: Nice Deb

Petraeus testifies Susan Rice talking points weren't from CIA: Breitbart
Intel officials unable to say who changed CIA talking points on Libya: Fox
Surprise! 304 ‘unread’ ballots found during Allen West recount: Twitchy

Economy

‘Obamacare Surcharge’ Could Go National, Businesses Warn: ProWis
People’s Republik Of California Now #1 In Poverty: Cove
Report: Sylvania to lay off 1,200 workers because of Obama’s policies: FAM

Hostess Brands to liquidate. Thanks, Big Labor!: Moe Lane
How’s That Obamacare Waiver Workin’ Out for Ya? : Malkin
Report: Obama may move to nationalize 401(k)s, IRAs: NoisyRm

Is Cloward Piven Strategy Finally Reaching its Sorry Conclusion?: Nice Deb
YEP: Despite $15.9 billion loss, Post Office Execs Get Raises: Marfdrat
More Hispanic Voting Myths: Malanga

Scandal Central

Allen West wins recount of ALL early votes by St. Lucie County: Scoop
Lawsuit Alleges “Corruption and Negligence” at Department of Energy: Foundry
Video: Rampant Voter Fraud Witnessed by Poll Watcher in VA: Nice Deb

Climate & Energy

If You Pick This Car For Yourself…: Malaysian Neocon
W.H. Gave Battery Maker A123 Systems $1 Million The Day It Filed For Bankruptcy: WZ
The Chevy Volt of Bangladesh: DriveArabia

Media

POLL: Conservative Bloggers On Lessons GOP Should Learn From 2012 Elections: RWN
Mark Steyn rips White House press corps ‘court eunuchs’: ‘You made fools of yourselves’ : DC
Leno: 'The Economy Is So Bad MSNBC Had To Lay Off 300 Obama Spokesmen': NB

The Kind of Stuff Code Pink Supports: TAB
Christian publisher wins injunction against Obamacare contraception mandate: Twitchy
Unanswered Questions About the Petraeus Case: Cato

World

Gaza Rockets Reach Tel Aviv, Jerusalem: IPT
Murdered for Losing Product: Borderland Beat
Taliban accidentally CCs everybody on its mailing list: ForPol

Anonymous Sides w/ Terrorists, Begins Anti-Israel Cyber War: Jawa
Bad news: Turns out it’s sexist and racist to criticize Susan Rice for lying to the public: Hot Air
Hamas targets Jerusalem in major escalation: CBS

The New Gaza War: EconWarfare
'We were convinced that Israel would not retaliate': Hayom
Gaza rockets hit building and three houses in the south, injuring seven: Times of Israel

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue.com/Tech)

Why Microsoft Deserves to be Sued Over Surface RT Tablet Storage: CIO
Rumor: Google in Discussion With Dish to Plan New Wireless Service: Gizmodo
Windows 8 vulnerable to 15% of most popular malware: NetSec

Cornucopia

Let's Just Put a Wedge In It: MOTUS
Real Lesbians of the WNBA: WyBlog
Gun Store Owner: If You Voted For Obama “You Business Is Not Welcome Here”: WZ

Image: iOwnTheWorld
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QOTD: "... according to Rep. King, we have Petraeus amending and/or contradicting his original testimony, and the news that somewhere in-between the CIA and Susan Rice, removed from the CIA talking points that insisted there was "no evidence" of a premeditated terrorist attack was the information about Ansar al Sharia.

This leaves us with two new and very important questions that must be answered:

If he did, why did Petraeus change his testimony?

Who changed the CIA talking points, removing the evidence an al-Qaeda element was likely involved in the murder of a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans?" --John Nolte

Friday, November 16, 2012

DUDE: What the Hell is China Building Here?

If these guys are building their own Stargate, I'm gonna be pissed.

Not happy with building mysterious gigantic structures in the desert, the Chinese are now building inter-dimensional portals in the middle of their cities. What the hell is this 515-foot (157 meters) high metal structure in the the city of Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province?


...It's made of an astounding 3,000 tons of steel and it will glow at night—decorated with 12,000 LED lights. According to Fushun Municipal Government's officials, this titanic structure does absolutely nothing except serve as an elevated sighting position. They claim it is pretty "landscape architecture"—like the Eiffel Tower. It uses four elevators to take people to the top.

...According to Fushun's Urban Construction Bureau, the "Ring of Life" means "a round sky and a path leading to a paradise in heaven."

I'm telling you guys right now: this is a Stargate, I don't care what they use as a cover story.


THE OBAMA DOCTRINE: Helpful Foreign Policy Cheat Sheet

A quick review -- and a reminder that elections have consequences.

Libya is supplying Hamas with the most advanced weaponry it's ever had

Iran's Green Revolution was crushed by the Mullahs with the tacit approval of Barack Obama

Egypt -- an ostensible ally of the U.S. and Israel -- was thrown under the bus by Barack Obama, ceding control of the country to the erstwhile Nazi-aligned Muslim Brotherhood

Algeria and Tunisia are likewise aligning with Al Qaeda

Jordan, Israel's last regional ally -- is also about to fall

• And Turkey, once a secular and stabilizing force in the Middle East, is now succumbing to a radical brand of Islamism. Even better: it's a member of NATO

Israel is surrounded.

And where is Barack Obama as the rockets fall on Jerusalem, Tel Avis and Sderot?

Who knows? If you have Beyonce or Jay-Z's cell numbers, perhaps we could find out.

Say a prayer for Israel tonight.

And remember: if Israel falls, we're next.


GOOD NEWS: Hamas Now Using Toddlers' Playgrounds as Cover for Rocket Attacks on Israel

Will those hilarious Hamas hi-jinx ever stop?

Hamas terrorists are not only launching hundreds of Rockets at Israeli civilians, they are using Palestinian children as human shields.

The Palestinian terrorists intentionally set up a launch site for their Fajr 5 rockets next to a children’s playground in Gaza.


As you can clearly see from the picture above provided by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the launch site for their terrorist rockets is half a block away from a place of worship, a playground, and numerous other civilian targets...

...This is the complexity and hypocrisy that Israel faces in attempting to defend its citizens. What is hard for people to imagine who live here in the U.S. is the constant barrage of rocket attacks faced by the Israeli people.

IDF is using social media to paint a poignant picture of how this same kind of terrorist attack would be tolerated around the world. Below is an image that the IDF is sharing on Facebook and Twitter...


...Over 600 hundred rockets have been launched into Israel in just the last few days striking as far into Israel as Tel Aviv and now the capital city of Jerusalem.

You read that right. Hamas is now targeting Israel's capital Jerusalem.

Only overwhelming force will deter these madmen. Say a prayer for Israel tonight.

NOT KIDDING: The Most Terrifying Obama Quote Ever

The hubris of this president truly knows no bounds:

Speaking to reporters Wednesday in the East Room of the White House for the first full-fledged press briefing since March, President Obama was asked if he would be willing to accept closing tax loopholes and limiting deductions instead of a tax rate increase on Americans making over $250,000 per year. Mr. Obama responded: "When it comes to the top 2 percent, what I'm not going to do is extend further a tax cut for those who don't need it."


As the president concluded remarks on upcoming "fiscal cliff" negotiations with Congress, he said: "Are we going to hold the middle class hostage?" The implication by Mr. Obama is that the wealthy are holding the middle class "hostage" if they are allowed to keep money they legally earned, but "don't need."

Consider:

A married couple -- an attorney and a nurse who together earn $280,000-a-year -- with a special needs child and $150,000 in student loans...

Another couple -- who own a dry-cleaner, work 75-hour weeks, and gross $350,000 while employing four others...

A single, biomedical engineer -- who earns $225,000-a-year and spends her spare-time working on a breakthrough medical device because she wants to build her own company...

They are all members of the "top 2 percent"...

And they don't need the money! They don't need it, because Obama believes he is entitled to confiscate it and then redistribute it to his favorite constituencies! His campaign bundlers, union bosses, crony capitalist pals, and eco-Statists... they all deserve it more than the people who actually toiled, sweated, and earned it.

Have you ever heard such a thing from a president?

Terrifying. Outrageous. Un-American.

And without an election to worry about, I believe we will see Mr. Obama unleash his inner Alinsky. And it will take a well-deserved impeachment to stop him.


SHOCK! EXCLUSIVE! MUST CREDIT BIFF SPACKLE: Stunning Photo of Israeli Brutality Against Innocent Jihadis!!!!!!!!!


Rest assured that Anderson Cooper and the rest of the propagandist-nincompoops at CNN will run with it.


Larwyn's Linx: Taking DC By Strategy - A Battle Plan

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Nation

Taking DC By Strategy - A Battle Plan: JoshuaPundit
McCain Smashes Obama Back: You're Incompetent or Corrupt: Breitbart
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: The President Himself Intentionally LIED: Nice Deb

The Need to Explain: Sowell
To Win, Obama Sacrifices House, State Legislatures: Barone
Yes, Obama is still an amateur president: Fox

Petraeus Knew ‘Almost Immediately’ Benghazi a Terrorist Attack: Beacon
10 Myths About Defense Spending: CDN
‘Shirtless’ FBI Agent, A Hero And Conservative: S&L

Economy

Denny's: new 5% 'Obamacare surcharge', will cut employee hours: Cove
Jobless Numbers Highest In a Year -- Week After Election: GWP
Poverty and the welfare state in America: Blazing Cat Fur

State Exchanges - Is This Our Last Hope Against Obamacare?: FreeWork
Number of Food Stamp Recipients Equal to 75% of Obama Vote Total: CNS
Democrats Want To Go Off The Fiscal Cliff: CDN

BREAKING NEWS: The Economy Sucks: RSM
Obamanomics: U.S. Poverty Rate Spiking To Nearly 50 Million Americans: WZ
USPS Burning $250MM a Day, Posts Record $15.9B Loss: ZH

Scandal Central

Remember the MF Global debacle? Yeah, it was totally Jon Corzine's fault: WyBlog
Obama promised transparency, delivered secrecy: Exam
Jill Kelley Visited White House in September: Sentinel

Amazing Coincidence Relayed by CBS: CIA talking points for Rice never mentioned terrorism: Hot Air
E-mails to Jill Kelley, general raised stalking fears: USA Today
Tampa's social scene: Kelleys' lavish life hid troubles: USA Today

Climate & Energy

Obama: Fixing Economy Takes Precedence Over Hotcoldwetdry Legislation: Cove
Why Isn’t Sandy Obama’s Katrina?: Commentary
Government Motors Losing $49,000 on Every Chevy Volt: FPM

Media

NBC’s Brian Williams & Andrea Mitchell thrilled to think Obama’s presser imitated movie: Malkin
America is a Left-Wing Nation: Sense of Events
Gallup: 45% Want Equal Tax Hikes and Spending Cuts: Ace

Hey State Controlled Media - The Country is actually trending Republican!: CommonCts
Media Distressed To Learn That Democrats Are Quite Serious About Their Shameful Pandering on Entitlements: Ace
NBC covers for teachers union at Northwestern Marxist conference: LI

Karl Rove Cannot See the Elephant in the Living Room: Ace
Penitentiary President: RWN
Obama Admin Admits Info Released to Filmmakers Might Pose a ‘security and counterintelligence risk’: JW

World

Muslim Brotherhood Mobilizes for Hamas: FPM
Tel Aviv residents scramble for cover as rockets fired into country’s economic capital: Times of Israel
Kelly Ayotte: The Invisible Senator at the Benghazi event: DTG

Maintaining Clarity in the Debate over Gaza Tactics: NRO
Pictures Coming Out of Israel Are Chilling: Blaze
Silence in Sderot: GoV

2013: A Century of Progress: RSM
Busted! Hamas Tweets Out Bogus Photo of Wounded Child: GWP
Tennessee: Muslim Child Gives Classmates Toy Guns on Islamic Holiday: Fox Radio

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue.com/Tech)

TNS24 - a fake courier company website, used by online scammers: Sophos
Obama reportedly signs secretive cybersecurity policy directive: CNet
Only nine nations own national Twitter handles: Study: IndiaTimes

Cornucopia

Hamas Bumper Stickers on Twitter, started by @ThePeoplesCube: Cube
The Organic Ambigram: Smashing
A Little Secret About the Nazis: FreeRepublic

Image: USA Today
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QOTD: "The danger to America is not Barack Obama, but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools, such as those who made him their president." --Prager Zeitungon

Thursday, November 15, 2012

TWEETS OF WAR: IDF Edition

Dude.





Oh, and would you raise your child in this neighborhood?



AHMED JABARI ON FACEBOOK: Major Change in Relationship Status!

Should I write a congratulatory note on his wall?


The official notice of the change in status was posted on Twitter by the IDF:


Good riddance.


FORWARD! HOPE! CHANGE! Illinois Youth Called a "Lost Generation" as Unemployment Reaches Record Levels

How much more misery will Illinois' beleaguered "middle class" tolerate before throwing out the Democrat bums who led them into this rat-hole?

Quite a bit more, if history's any guide.

The 2012 Illinois legislative drive to increase the state’s minimum wage



Illinois is tied with Connecticut and Nevada having the fourth highest minimum wage in the country at $8.25 an hour. Illinois’ rate is a dollar higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 and the highest in the Midwest... most states adhere to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

In short, each time the Democrat masterminds try to engineer society, they fail. Miserably.

The Great Recession and the post-recession years have hurt all Americans, but one group particularly hit hard has been teens. From 2002 through 2007, before the recession, an average of 37.08 percent of Illinois teens aged 16 to 19 were employed. The unemployment rate averaged 16.2 percent, with a low in 2006 of 11.5 percent.


...The average unemployment rate for those 16 to 19 years old increased by a stunning 8.15 percentage points, to a recession and post-recession average of 24.35 percent. The unemployment rate more than doubled from 2006-11. The unemployment rate peaked in 2010 at 26.9 percent, a 15.4 percentage-point increase from its low of 11.5 percent in 2006. And as the job market worsened, the average hours teens worked per week fell from a pre-recession average of 8.3 to a recession and post-recession average of 6.65, a 25 percent drop...

"For three decades, we've sought to solve the problems of unemployment through government planning. And the more the plans fail, the more the planners plan." --Ronald Reagan


Americans still free to use money as weapon against Progressives

...at least, so far.

FROM: Totally Evil and Greedy Tea Party Activist
TO: Comrade Red Square posing as Capitalist Running Dog
SUBJECT: The Campaign to Defund and Defeat Democrats

Don't do business with anyone who supported Obama!

AMERICANS CAN NOW DETERMINE WHERE TO SHOP AND SPEND THEIR MONEY

Election Cycle political donations, as reported by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Shopping

  • Price Club/Costco donated $225K, 99% went to Democrats
  • Rite Aid donated $517K, 60% went to Democrats
  • Magla Products (Stanley tools, Mr. Clean) donated $22K, 100% went to Democrats
  • Warnaco (undergarments) donated $55K, 73% went to Democrats
  • Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia donated $153K, 99% went to Democrats
  • Estee Lauder donated $448K, 95% went to Democrats
  • Guess, Inc. Donated $145K, 98% went to Democrats
  • Calvin Klein donated $78K, 100% went to Democrats
  • Liz Claiborne, Inc. Donated $34K, 97% went to Democrats
  • Levi Straus donated $26K, 97% went to Democrats
  • Olan Mills donated $175K, 99% went to Democrats
  • WalMart donated $467K, 97% went to Republicans
  • K-Mart donated $524K, 86% went to Republicans
  • Home Depot donated $298K, 89% went to Republicans
  • Target donated $226K, 70% went to Republicans
  • Circuit City Stores donated $261K, 95% went to Republicans
  • 3M Co. Donated $281K, 87% went to Republicans
  • Hallmark Cards donated $319K, 92% went to Republicans
  • Amway donated $391K, 100% Republicans
  • Kohler Co. (plumbing fixtures) donated $283K, 100% Republicans
  • B.F. Goodrich (tires) donated $215K, 97% went to Republicans
  • Proctor & Gamble donated $243K, 79% went to Republicans

Spirits


  • Southern Wine & Spirits donated $213K, 73% went to Democrats
  • Joseph E. Seagrams & Sons (incl. Beverage Business and considerable media interests) donated $2M+, 67% went to Democrats
  • Gallo Winery donated $337K, 95% went to Democrats
  • Coors & Budweiser donated $174K, 92% went to Republicans
  • Brown-Forman Corp. (Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels, Bushmills, Korbel Wines, Lenox China , Dansk and Gorham Silver) donated $644 K -- 80% went to Republicans

Hungry?


  • Sonic Corporation donated $83K, 98% went to Democrats
  • Triarc Companies (Arby's, T.J. Cinnamon's, Pasta Connections) donated $112K, 96% went to Democrats
  • Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (chicken) donated $366K, 100% went to Republicans
  • Outback Steakhouse donated $641K, 95% went to Republicans
  • Tricon Global Restaurants (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell) donated $133K, 87% went to Republicans
  • Brinker International (Maggiano's, Brinker Cafe, Chili's, On the Border, Macaroni Grill, Crazymel's, Corner Baker, EatZis) donated $242K, 83% went to Republicans
  • Waffle House donated $279K, 100% went to Republicans
  • McDonald's Corp. Donated $197K, 86% went to Republicans
  • Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama Breeze) donated $121K, 89% went to Republicans
  • Heinz Republicans $64,000 Democrats $21,300! John Kerry's wife's company!!!

Traveling and/or dining


  • Hyatt Corporation donated $187K of which 80% went to Democrats
  • Marriott International $323K, 81% went to Republicans
  • Holiday Inns donated $38K, 71% went to Republicans

END OF TRANSMISSION

This email once again proves that money is the root of all evil.

Fortunately for us, the businesses marked in blue prove Comrade Lenin's words, "The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them."

They will be hung last.


TERRORISTS OR WAR-CRIMINALS: Which best describes Hamas?

But, to be sure, both apply.

In recent days and weeks, Hamas and the other terrorist organizations in Gaza have made normal life impossible for over one million Israelis. No government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire, and Israel will not tolerate this situation.


This is why my government has instructed the Israeli Defense Forces to conduct surgical strikes against the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza. And this is why Israel will continue to take whatever action is necessary to defend our people.

I want to remind you that seven years ago, Israel withdrew from every square inch of Gaza. Now Hamas, they took over the areas we vacated. What did it do? Rather than build a better future for the residents of Gaza, the Hamas leadership, backed by Iran, turned Gaza into a terrorist stronghold.

They fired thousand of rockets at our cities, at our towns, at our civilians, at our children. They’ve smuggled thousands of rockets and missiles into Gaza, and they deliberately place these rockets and missiles in civilian areas: in homes, in schools, near hospitals. This year alone, the fired over one thousand rockets and missiles at Israel, included close to 200 rockets in the last 24 hours.

Hamas is committing -- and has committed for years -- war crimes. War crimes by the thousands.

In fact, its actions over the last few weeks represent a "double war-crime":

Targeting civilians? Check.

Using human shields? Check.

If it were up to me, I'd bomb Gaza into the Stone Age. Which, of course, would be an improvement over a Hamas-led government.


Larwyn's Linx: Petraeus and the Failure of American Intelligence

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Nation

Petraeus and the Failure of American Intelligence: Spengler
Obama and Petraeus: Conspiracy Theory--or Occam's Razor?: BlackFive
Bogus Benghazi Timeline Gets Even More Confusing: Malkin

Why Did Cantor Protect Obama?: AIM
Obama Gears Up to Crack Down on Being White: MB
HHS Head Sebelius Subpoenaed Over Lobbying for Obamacare: RtPlanet

Oh, we forgot to tell you …: Hanson
Communist Teachers Openly Plan Destruction of USA: MB
Newt Gingrich nominated for Speaker of the House: Scoop

Economy

Obama Tax Hikes On Rich Would Shrink Economy, Jobs: IBD
Republicans Have Already Lost Fight on Fiscal Cliff: RWN
Surprise: Obama 'balance' means more spending, higher taxes: Exam

Price gouging? Chris Christie already talking about raising taxes: WyBlog
Obama's 'mandate' math to raise taxes doesn’t add up: RedAlert
For House GOP, millionaire tax isn’t off the table: Politico

Scandal Central

Senators call for special Libya probe, Petraeus agrees to testify: Fox
Busted: ACORN Successor Funneled Money Against West: ClashDaily
FL sends auditors to investigate West vote fraud: Fox

Gee, sorry you died of ovarian cancer--but here's your free birth control: WF
Obama Named Holly Petraeus to $187,605-Per-Year Job: CNS
House GOP Finds Corzine Guilty Of MF Global Collapse; Dems Refuse To Endorse Findings: ZH

Climate & Energy

The Full Script for Matt Damon’s UAE-Funded Anti-Fracking Film: Foundry

Media

The Numbers Game: Sultan Knish
AP's Final Report on October Deficit Equates Bush and Obama Deficits, Blames Wars: Blumer
Uh oh. Nancy Pelosi’s Offended by Age Question: CDN

GOP needs to leave Bush era behind including and especially Karl Rove: Scoop
Washington Post Reboots, Names New Executive Editor: AIM
Democrat-ruled Oakland, California, targets news crews: Bookworm

Who will explain to this child why her family was destroyed?: Matzav
Please help the New York Times make up its mind: Matzav
Graham to Obama: You Failed as Commander in Chief Before, During, and After Benghazi: Tatler

World

IDF Hitting Terror Sites in Gaza: Matzav
Obama: I Made Susan Rice Talk to the American People About Benghazi: WS
Best. Analysis. Of. French. Politics. EVER.: Q&O

Israel Bombarded by Rockets, Human Rights Watch Nowhere in Sight: Gatestone
Timeline of Gaza-Israel Cross-Border Violence: CAMERA
We’d Get a Fairer Election in Zimbabwe: GoV

Lockdown in Sderot: GoV
Southern Israel under fire, air force strikes terrorist targets in Gaza: Times of Israel
Israeli police say 3 Israelis killed in Gaza rocket attack on house in south: Fox

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue.com/Tech)

Five-Hour Energy Linked to Heart Attacks, 'Spontaneous Abortion': AtlWire
Booze calories nearly equal soda's for US adults: AP
Scores isolated after new Ebola outbreak in Uganda: AP

Cornucopia

BENGHAZI 1 Million Twitter Bomb White House Press: FreeWork
Getting Ready for the Big Dance: MOTUS
Our blog friends in Israel: LI

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Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: BENGHAZI 1 Million Twitter Bomb White House Press

QOTD: "After four years of strategic withdrawal, and the prospect of another four with the new “flexibility” that President Obama promised then Russian president Dmitry Medvedev over a mike accidentally left open last March, the world’s secondary powers are left to their own devices. Every one of them will play a double game.

• Israel will make its own decision as to whether to attack Iran’s nuclear capacity, on the strength of military criteria that outsiders are poorly prepared to judge;
• Russia will threaten to arm Iran with its best surface-to-air missiles while negotiating with Israel;
• China will maintain its alliance with Pakistan but deal ruthlessly with Pakistani-supported Muslim separatists in Xinjiang, the so-called East Turkistan;
• Turkey will threaten Iran over its intervention with Syria while bartering billions of dollars in gold to the Islamic Republic each month to help it beat the boycott;
• Saudi Arabia will continue to fund Turkey as a bulwark against Iran while sabotaging Turkey’s efforts to put the Muslim Brotherhood in power in Syria; and
• Germany will affirm its commitments to Europe and North Atlantic Treaty Organization while quietly diversifying its energy sources towards Russia.

The screens are flickering out. Our intelligence services will not know what is happening, because no-one will perceive a need to tell them. There will be no penalty for ignoring the United States. We are flying blind, because we did not wish to see." --Spengler