Doug Ross @ Journal: August 2012

Friday, August 31, 2012

Clownboy 2000: "Unhinged", "Hysterical" Chris Matthews Gets Into Ugly Confrontation With GOP Delegates

What's a lifelong Democrat operative to do?

MSNBC host Chris Matthews got into a heated exchange with Republican delegates at a Tampa restaurant early Friday morning following the conclusion of the GOP national convention.

Matthews was booed and sworn at as he was leaving the Tinatapas restaurant, which is near the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Matthews turned back and confronted the taunting GOP officials... He headed back into the restaurant to mix it up with them. “I wanted to confront them,” Matthews said, describing his exchange with the men as “towel-snapping” among guys.

Matthews said he told the rowdy group, “What’s this, a douchebag convention?”

The Republicans became angry and retorted back... “I told him that’s next week," said New York delegate Anthony Nunziato, referring to the Democratic convention in Charlotte, N.C., that will start on Tuesday.

...New York City Councilman Eric Ulrich, a GOP delegate, waved to him. But Matthews snubbed Ulrich, according to Bacarella... Ulrich then attempted to acknowledge Matthews as the "Hardball" host exited the restaurant, a gesture that Matthews answered with a "dirty look," prompting loud boos from other delegates at the restaurant, Bacarella said.

One convention-goer yelled out "hey, a--hole," to Matthews, at which point the combative host walked back toward the hostile bunch.

The delegates said that they asked Matthews whether he had gotten a [tingling] thrilling sensation from Mitt Romney’s speech on Thursday night, and Matthews responded that he had not.

Following a 2008 speech by then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, Matthews said, "I felt this thrill going up my leg."

The “Hardball” host made news earlier this week after he got into a heated argument on "Morning Joe" with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. Matthews accused the GOP and the Romney campaign of playing the race card.

Priebus said Matthews's comments were “garbage,” and Matthews responded, "It's your garbage."

The RNC head subsequently called Matthews "unhinged" and "hysterical."

Chris Matthews -- a professional Democrat hack throughout his career -- is a disgrace. And he's one of the major reasons that MSNBC gets lower ratings than airport radar and sonograms.

Hat tip: BadBlue News.

Joe Biden versus... Himself

At least they didn't catch him with a blow-up doll. Yet.

Joe Biden, Intellect of the Democratic Party, Just a Grin With a Body Behind It, Goes Off-Script Again Himself: Kisses Female Supporter Full On The Lips

He really thinks he's charming. And I guess he is... to stupid people.

I've made this comparison before, but both Joe Biden and Bill O'Reilly must have been told by Irish grandmothers a whole bunch of times that they had the Gift of the Blarney...

But Joe Biden is just.... I don't know what to say. Guy's giving full-mouth smackers to old ladies on the campaign trail.

One woman, who the pool later identified as Bev Kalmer, of Poland, Ohio, told the VP: "Welcome to Ohio." His response: "I've been waitin' all day to be here."

She said "You gotta keep the chair" to him -- a reference to Clint Eastwood's speech last night at the RNC -- and he gave her a kiss right on the lips. She swooned. Asked if she wants Biden to run for president in 2016, she told the pool: "I don't know. We've got to keep the chair." She paused. "You got that? The invisible chair."

Ouch. Here's some ice to put on that, Joe.

Such a charmer.

My guess is the reports are true: Hillary turned down the VP slot a few weeks ago.

We already know that she's skipping the Democrat National Convention. And she may be plotting a 2016 presidential run against President Romney.

I say President Romney, because no Democrat would bother mounting a serious run after four more years of Obama.

Update: The gift that keeps on giving:

Approaching a table of men he knew to be Greek, the VP said, “I’m Joe Bidenopoulos.”

“Ask George,” he said – unclear who George was, maybe someone at the table --“who’s the most Greek Irishman he’s ever known.” Sounded like Biden was suggesting he is.

He moved on to a table of three women, sitting down briefly, before moving on to one where two women were sitting.

“Let’s dance,” he said to one, named Jennifer, as she stood up right next to him. They posed for a photo before he turned to her tablemate, who was wearing scrubs, and asked, ‘Are you a nurse?” He then sat down and started speaking to her quietly, presumably about nurses.

Paul Ryan debating Joe Biden is roughly equivalent to Steven Hawking debating, uhm, Joe Biden.

Dude, where's my recovery?

Pass this on to a college-age student or newly minted grad:

The under-30 crowd has the most to lose from Obamanomics. No society can survive borrowing 40 cents of every dollar it spends.

Make sure the young people you know are cognizant of this fact. And that they vote to throw the failed Democrat Party out office in November -- at every level of government.

Just wow: President Obama likens himself to... a blister

Freudian slip?

In an interview with Time magazine, Obama says he expects Republicans in Congress to work more cooperatively in a second term, since his re-election would no longer be a factor.

“My expectation is that there will be some popping of the blister after this election, because it will have been such a stark choice,” Obama said.

I agree. Pop that blister and get the poison out of the system.

The president says he also wants to do a better job of explaining to the public how his policies will help the economy grow.

More speeches? Sah-weet!

That should seal the deal for the American public!

Larwyn's Linx: Exceptional

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QOTD: "So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?" --Paul Ryan

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Gun Posters [Papa B]

What do we do all day?

The average (employed) American "spends 9 hours, 12 minutes, and 36 seconds 'Working & Commuting' on an average workday."

Since this survey data primarily reflects working Americans, Democrat viewpoints were largely omitted.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Continues to Duck Debates With Her Popular GOP Opponent, Karen Harrington

For obvious reasons. After all, who could possibly believe the same set of talking points -- repeated ad nauseum for six years straight -- recited in a nasally, obnoxious Yenta voice, which sounds like a muppet on 'ludes?

During the last day of the RNC convention in Tampa, Florida, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz surprised Republicans by taking a stroll down radio road, in hopes of disseminating more of President Obama’s re-election message. In between radio spots, Wasserman Schultz effectively dodged the question as to whether she was going to debate her Republican congressional opponent Karen Harrington.

‘DWS’ as she is referred to, refused to answer any questions from ‘Republican-leaning’ media outlets.

Wasserman Schultz was asked several times if she was going to accept Harrington’s challenge, but she ignored the the reporter’s question. The Congresswoman was challenged to five debates by Harrington but has yet to agree to any of them- instead she called out Karen Harrington, GOP VP nominnee Ryan and GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney as “Republican Extremists’ in a fundraising letter to her supporters.

Of course, the real extremists are the left-wing kooks who still push for more "Great Society"/Section 8/Democrat Plantation policies despite 50 consecutive years of failure.

Support Karen Harrington for Congress. We don't need any more losers like DWS in Congress. Because we've reached the loser breaking-point.

Reason #4,617 That I Love Allen West

In a completely masculine and heterosexual way, of course:

After this morning’s ... “Fresh From Florida” breakfast, Congressman Allen West addressed a media gaggle and was asked by a TCPalm reporter about his publication’s editorial board.

“I don’t want your endorsement, I want you to continue to endorse the other guy.”

For those of you unfamiliar, the TCPalm website is the primary mainstream media publication that covers the Treasure Coast area, and it’s a publication hostile to West. TC Palm’s site routinely publishes puff pieces on Murphy as well as Murphy’s almost certainly ghostwritten op-eds.

With a few dozen more Allen Wests in Congress, we could really return this country to Constitutional government -- and unleash the private sector.

Allen West is in a tough race. You can help him out here.

Larwyn's Linx: Obama's Best Kept Secret

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Nation

Obama's Best Kept Secret: AT
McCain slams Obama on leaks, defense cuts, non-leadership: Hot Air
Hillary Clinton to Flee the Country During DNC: JWF

Paul Ryan Issues Blistering Indictment of Barack Obama: Roll Call
Full Transcript Of Paul Ryan's Speech To the RNC: Lid
Ryan: "We will not duck the tough issues. We will lead.": Blaze

Ann Romney: Game Changer: RWN
Obama lied about Janesville GM auto plant, not Ryan: Twitchy
No Conflict Here: Gallup Gets $50MM Government Contract: Foundry

Economy

Wow, the GOP Turned Into Golf Digest So Slowly…: Driscoll
Chris Matthews: The word 'Chicago' is now racist, too: NB
Democrat Media Complex: Its Mob-like Tendencies: Nice Deb

Obama’s Sneaky, Deadly, Costly Car Tax: Malkin
Levin: Learn from Reagan, pound hell out of Obama's record: Scoop
Rice: ""When A Nation Loses Control Of Its Finances...": RCP

Scandal Central

D'Souza: Information About Obama Has Been Witheld: Breitbart
Secret emails reveal how Obama backed bin Laden film to help win reelection: Riehl
Weekly Featured Profile – Valerie Jarrett: Loudon

Media

New York Times Fact Checkers: Bed Rest Is Work!: RWN
Should Anyone Be Surprised That MSNBC Cut The Speeches Of Republican Minorities?: Cove
David Brooks: Unfunny Moron: Patterico

NY Times Oddly Unimpressed With Republicans “You Did Build That” Message: RWN
KEEP IT CLASSY, DEMS: Mia Love’s Wikipedia Entry Now Being Defaced: Instapundit
Hume lauds Ann Romney: ‘Single most effective political speech’ by politicians’ wife [VIDEO]: DC

Preserving the Narrative Then and Now: The Paranoid Style of the MSM: Driscoll
The Liberal Response: Mia’s Wikipage Vandalized, Ann Gets Death Threats, Insults, Smears: Bruce
Girl, 13, 'gang-raped by 20 men [at age] 11' sobs in court as video filmed by her attackers shown: Daily Mail

World

CAIR's Next Generation Radical: IPT
Emails Reveal how Obama Backed bin Laden Film to ‘Bask in the Glory’ and Win Reelection: Nice Deb
Citigroup Has The Best Summary Of Europe's Fiasco Yet: "Losses Are Unquantifiable": ZH

Sci-Tech

New film: The Boy Who Cried Warming: Watts
What the Drudge Report Can Tell You About the Stock Market: Yahoo! Finance
#help! Japan Mulls "911" Emergency Calls From Twitter, Social Networks: PC World

Cornucopia

The Five Best Quotes In Pics From The Republican National Convention On Wednesday: RWN
What's Love Got to Do With It?: MOTUS
Hot New 'Murder Craze' Sweeps Chicago: The Onion

Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: America's Comeback Team

QOTD: "To those Democrats and independents whose minds are open to argument: listen closely to the Democratic party that will gather in Charlotte and ask yourself if you ever hear your voice in the clamor.

Ask yourself if these Democrats still speak for you.

When they say we have a duty to grow government even when we can't afford it, does it sound like compassion to you -- or recklessness?

When you hear the party that glorified Occupy Wall Street blast success, when you hear them minimize the genius of the men and women who make jobs out of nothing, is that what you teach your children about work?

When they tell you America is this unequal place where the powerful trample on the powerless, does that sound like the country your children or your spouse risked their lives for in Iraq or Afghanistan?

...John F. Kennedy asked us what we could do for America. This Democratic party asks what can government give you. Don't worry about paying the bill; it's on your kids and grandkids." --Artur Davis, speaking at the RNC

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Team Class

Via @Slublog:

Related: A new painting by Jon McNaughton.

Good Lord: Obama Honors Fallen SEALs By Sending Their Parents Form Letters Signed by a Robot Pen

He didn't even take the time to sign each letter.

On August 6, 2011, 30 US service members were killed when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter they were being transported in crashed in Wardak province, Afghanistan. It was the deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the decade-long war in Afghanistan. 17 members of the elite Navy SEALs were killed in the crash.

Yesterday, Karen and Billy Vaughn, parents of Aaron Carson Vaughn, spoke at the Defending the Defenders forum sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots outside the RNC Convention in Tampa. Karen brought a copy of the form letter they were sent following their son’s death.

It’s a form letter... signed by an electric pen.

That’s not all... Karen Vaughn reached out to the parents of the other SEALs killed in that crash.

Their letters were all the same. Form letters – signed by an electric pen.

Apparently, Obama was too busy campaigning, golfing and fundraising to sign a few letters of condolence.

Compare and contrast:

• George W. Bush:

...sent personal letters to the families of every one of the more than 4,000 troops who have died in the two wars, an enormous personal effort that consumed hours of his time and escaped public notice.

The task, along with meeting family members of troops killed in action, has been so wrenching – balancing the anger, grief and pride of families coping with the loss symbolized by a flag-draped coffin – that the president often leaned on his wife, Laura, for emotional support...

Mr. Bush also has met privately with more than 500 families of troops killed in action and with more than 950 wounded veterans, according to White House spokesman Carlton Carroll. Many of those meetings were outside the presence of the news media at the White House or at private sessions during official travel stops, officials said.

• Abraham Lincoln:

Executive Mansion,
Washington, Nov. 21, 1864.

Dear Madam,

I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.

But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,

A. Lincoln

I don't have the vocabulary to express my level of disgust with this president's brand of lackadaisical, "lead from behind" behavior. America deserves better. And, God willing, we'll get it in November.

"A Conclave of Lily-White Racists"

I refer, of course, to vintage media -- the biggest collection of lily-white racists I've ever encountered. Consider the following incidents (all "coincidental", mind you):

• NBC and MSNBC inexcusably censored every... single... African-American and Latino who spoke at yesterday's Republican convention -- ignoring two of the best speeches of the night, those of Mia Love and Artur Davis -- in a move reminiscent of a modern-day Invisible Man

• Chris Matthews openly expressed his inexcusable belief that only blacks are on foodstamps

• ABC News broadcast Yahoo's Washington bureau chief asserting that the Romneys "are happy to have a party [i.e., the convention] when black people drown", presumably as a severe storm threatens the Gulf Coast

• And blatant coordination between the Democrat National Committee and old media -- including The Los Angeles Times, Politico, and other outlets -- appears intended to de-legitimize and dehumanize any minority who dares stand up to the Statist agenda

To paraphrase the loathsome Janeane Garafolo, "this is racism straight up". That's how the Democrat-Media complex thinks. That's how they operate.

And they intend to do whatever it takes to keep dumbing down the electorate. How else can they maintain their white-knuckled grip on power as their failed "Great Society", Section 8 plantation implodes?

In his seminal work Liberty and Tyranny, Mark Levin reminds us why the free market system is the most productive, benevolent, and unbiased of all economic systems:

The free market creates more wealth and more opportunites for more people than any other economic model. This is exactly why the Left -- be they socialists, or Marxists, or left-leaning Democrats -- attack it relentlessly.

That's why they lie, describing the free market as the cause of the current financial crisis. But it was in fact they, through onerous and arbitrary regulation and out-of-control governmental appendages like Fannie Mae, who twisted and distorted the free market.

The free market promotes self worth, self-sufficiency, shared values, and honest dealings. That doesn't mean to say there aren't crooks: they exist in every endeavor (especially government). But when you consider the trillions of transactions that make up the free market, the number of crooks is relatively tiny.

The free market enhances the individual, the family and the community. And it discriminates against no race, religion or gender.

The truck driver does not know the skin color of the individual who helped create the diesel fuel that powers his vehicle.

The cook does not know the religion of the dairy farmers who delivers milk to his restaurant.

The airline passenger does not know the gender of the factory workers who manufactured a critical component of the aircraft.

Nor do they care. The free market is an intricate system of voluntary economic, social and cultural interaction that are motivated by the desires and needs of the individual and the community.

All people who love liberty should join us. All people who revere our founding and our history should join the Constitutional Conservatism movement. Because we welcome all people, no matter the race, religion, creed or color. Join with us to preserve this, the most magnificent society ever seen on Earth.

Join us. Before it's too late.