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Valor Thy Name is Women
2011-12-19 11:35:00 .Drill picture for story There appears to be more real men, albeit in better a world they would be in skirts, in Egypt than is State College, PA. If this be the Arab Spring, I hate to see what wrath winter brings. Link to this post! More About: Women
On Leaving Iraq
2011-12-19 01:01:00 Some folks at the New York Times seem to think this is a reason for celebration, via Doug Mataconis, Otside the Beltway: BAGHDAD — The last convoy of American troops to leave Iraq drove into Kuwait on Sunday morning, marking the end of the nearly nine-year war. The convoy’s departure, which included about 110 vehicles and 500 soldiers, came three days after the American military folded its flag in a muted ceremony here to celebrate the end of its mission. Call me old-fashioned, or just plain cynical, but as a veteran with an interest in military history, victory has not been defined by which side got to issue the first press release proclaiming victory. After all Baghdad Bob will be remembered as a buffoon and a liar. No the traditional claim of military victory has been the last side left standing on or over the battlefield. Reax,Mataconis : So, after 3,196 days, and 4,484 soldiers’ lives (plus 318 deaths among other coalition members), it’s finally over...
Human Refuse Thy Name is Mike McQueary
2011-12-18 22:58:00 Mike McQueary’s account of his action upon witnessing a rape of a minor, via Jill, Pundit & Pundette: “I stepped back and didn’t want to see it anymore. I slammed the locker shut, and when I looked in, they had separated. I know they saw me, they both looked directly into my eyes, and neither said anything to me.” The difference between a turd and McQueary is that you at least use the former as fertilizer. Reax, Jill: Dear God. Did anyone give a thought to what kind of weekend the anonymous, totally disregarded little boy was having? Not that I can tell. But they worried about their own and each other’s feelings. Evidence Pennsylvania State University has no course offerings on the topic of shame. Link to this post! More About: Human , Mike
Footing the Bill for the Occutards
2011-12-17 02:25:00 Where ever the Occutads go they create a mess and leave to others to clean it up. The mayor of DC wants you to foot the bill, from Politico, via Karen, Lonely Conservative: D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is planning to ask the federal government to reimburse the city for costs related to the Occupy protests. Gray on Thursday told NewsChannel 8 that the protesters in McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza have cost the city $1.6 million since October. He says the city has a budget for protests but doesn’t have “this kind of money.” Reax, Karen: I have an idea – the cities that have incurred costs to police and clean up after these filthy encampments should send the Occupiers the bills. They’ve collected plenty of donations, and they always seem to have a steady stream of rich donors to keep them in business, so they should be able to afford it. I have a better idea. The Occutards are agents of the Obama campaign, Organizing for America, send the bill to Obama’s campaign. The...
The Ramble: 12-15-11; Facebook Link is Up; Dems Running Away From OWS, Newt
2011-12-15 15:22:00 Port Gibson, NY– I’m at the yard, about ready to take a rest break as this is written. By the time it goes up, I’ll be in The Bronx making a delivery. Had some problems with the truck, in addition to the one I already had at Indianapolis on Monday. Thankfully, nothing earth-shaking. It’s running fine and I’m good to go. I managed to get the Facebook links active. What gets posted here goes to Faceook, and comments are now interlinked. We’ll see how this goes. Dems running away from OWS: Glenn says: #OCCUPYFAIL: Dems Running Away. “A planned meeting today between the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Occupy Wall Street activists was scuttled late Tuesday after Roll Call inquired about it, highlighting increasing tensions between Democrats and the movement.” Well, I predicted this. The Democrats came headlong against the one group of morons who is even more unreasonable than they… The Right to Lice movement. But then again…. ... More About: Link , Ramble
Another Stupid Sex Study
2011-12-14 19:06:00 Hans Villarica, Atlantic: New research shows that liquor consumption affects a person’s intention to have unprotected sex, one of the leading causes of HIV infection PROBLEM: Alcohol consumption has long been implicated in the incidence of unsafe sex, the leading cause of HIV infection. It’s been unclear, however, if inebriation is the sole cause of this behavior or if personality traits are behind both liquor consumption and risky sex. METHODOLOGY: Investigators in the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada, conducted a meta-analysis of 12 experiments that tested the cause-and-effect relationship between alcohol consumption and the intention to engage in unsafe sex. In these experiments, the researchers randomly allocated the participants to a drinking group or a sober group, and measured their intention to have sex without a condom. Facts:: There are no unsafe sexual acts. There are only unsafe sexual partners. No condom can magically convert an... More About: Study , Stupid
Why the GOP Establishment Doesn’t Like Gingrich
2011-12-14 17:39:00 James at OTB suggests he knows why the GOP establishment doesn’t like Gingrich. He offers up the usual litany, but noplace does he offer the real reason: As to the issues, Gingrich makes Mitt Romney look like a pillar of consistency. Really, James? Romney favored “Assault” Weapons Ban Romney Favors Waiting Periods to Buy Handguns Romney raised taxes on business by a total of $309 million Romney increased taxes on business property Romney joined a coalition lobbying congress to tax internet activity Romney refused to support the Bush tax cuts while governor Romney refused to sign the No New Taxes pledge when campaigning for Governor Romney Balanced Budget with $500 Million in New Fees Romney imposed “socialized” health care on Massachusetts Romney supported abortion in general, and believes in sustaining Roe v. Wade. Romney campaigned for Governor of Massachusetts as a pro-choice candidate, and was endorsed by a pro-abortion political group Romney Approves of the...
Saudi Woman Executed for Witchcraft
2011-12-14 12:44:00 From the BBC: A Saudi woman has been executed for practising “witchcraft and sorcery”, the country’s interior ministry says. A statement published by the state news agency said Amina bint Abdul Halim bin Salem Nasser was beheaded on Monday in the northern province of Jawf. The ministry gave no further details of the charges which the woman faced. The woman was the second person to be executed for witchcraft in Saudi Arabia this year. A Sudanese man was executed in September. The Saudi have their collect head stuck up their camel back somewhere in what the Seventh Century. What more reasons do we need to to become energy self-sufficient and force the Saudi to back to riding their camels rather than molesting them. Link to this post! More About: Witchcraft , Woman
Chelsea Does the Big Apple
2011-12-13 22:36:00 Daughter like Mother. Just as Chelsea Clinton’s mother thought sleeping in the residential wing of the White House somehow qualified her to run the executive wing, Clinton thinks being endowed with a famous name, her father’s nose and her mother personality, or lack thereof, gives her qualifications as broadcast journalist, from an under impressed Washington Post: It’s no surprise whatsoever that Chelsea Clinton didn’t electrify broadcast journalism with her debut Monday night on NBC’s “Rock Center With Brian Williams,” because she has no experience in broadcast journalism. She didn’t cut her teeth with live coverage of strip-mall blazes in Sacramento. She never did weekend weather in Wichita Falls. She didn’t blow the lid off mail-order ham scams in Des Moines. (Who — besides everyone working in TV news who did each and every one of those things — says you have to do all that?) Rather, what was surprising to see on Monday night’s show is how someone ... More About: Apple
The Ramble 12/13/11- Indianapolis, IN… Beck, Leftie Love, Etc
2011-12-13 16:47:00 Indianapolis, IN–I’m still at Indy. At Indianapolis this morning, all ready to go, and looking good. When I got done writing yesterday’s Ramble , I did my usual pre-trip inspection of my truck and found that I had oil coming from one wheel seal. This is a possibly dangerous situation, with fire or possibly a lack of braking power being the upshot. At the very least it would fail a DOT inspection. So I had to get the thing fixed. Took most of te day to get the thing in. Turned out to be a 79 cent gasket. For this, I lost a full day… some 500 miles of driving. Annoying, but that’s the nature of this game. Since I had oil down the side of the truck and on the wheel particularly, I washed the truck. I’m glad I did because the combo of my truck and the new trailer I just picked up, looks super….. (grin) Today I’m grabbing a load here in Indy, and I’m off to Williamson, NY, to arrive there sometime tomorrow. Beck , etc:Let me p... More About: Love , Indianapolis
Dumbo Does Not Know Economics
2011-12-12 22:56:00 Dim Won, a/k/a Dumbo, b/k/a Barack Obama defended his economic success, lack thereof, on Sixty Minutes, from Politico: Barack Obama offered a spirited defense of his presidency in an interview that aired Sunday on “60 Minutes,” framing the 2012 election as a “contrast in visions.” Reax, William Teach, Pirates Cove: Man Who Accepted Nomination In Front Of Greek Temple Says He Didn’t “Overpromise” Alternate title: “man who said his ascendency stopped the rise of the seas and healed the earth says he didn’t overpromise” More reax, from Robert Stacy McCain, Only McCain: Obamanomics is simply ignorance as the basis of policy. The more you know, the less you like it, and his only hope of re-election is to promulgate counterfactual ideas and persuade voters that they must choose between two lies: His dishonest characterizations of his own policies and his dishonest characterizations of Republican policies. And more, rom Richard A. Epstein, Hoover Institution: The pain... More About: Economics
Alabama Politicio Knocks Up Kiwi Sluts
2011-12-12 19:47:00 The jerk o the day, Bill Johnson, from Al.com: Bill Johnson, a former top state official who made a failed bid for governor in 2010, has been living a secret life in New Zealand as a sperm donor for lesbian couples, a New Zealand newspaper reported today. Johnson, a Republican from Prattville, has spent much of the past year in Christchurch, New Zealand, as a contractor working on the recovery effort from a deadly earthquake that struck the city in February. The New Zealand Herald reported in its Sunday edition that Johnson, who is married, has been using an alias to meet women who want help getting pregnant. The newspaper said it confirmed at least nine women had received sperm donations from Johnson, and at least three were pregnant. It is long post time to stop providing live sperm to unmarried women. No moral man, or women, should be willing concieve a child who will never know who his, or her father is. Johnson may have breed his bastards in New Zealand, but s... More About: Alabama , Kiwi
The Ramble for 12-12-11
2011-12-12 14:34:00 Indianapolis, Indiana--.. As this is written, I am in Indianapolis for the third week in a row. They’ve got me picking up new trailers out here and ferrying them back to Rochester… an effort to upgrade the entire fleet of trailers that we have. These that I’ve been bringing back are pretty good shape and will make a nice addition. Last week ran a little over 3000 miles, the week before that ran a little under 3000 miles. In the trucking business, if you’re a single driver as opposed to a team driver, 3000 miles is as good as you usually get during the week. Normally I get around 2500. Since I get paid by the mile, you can pretty much figure out why I’m happy about the additional miles. On Friday of last week I finally got the hotspot working on my mobile phone, which basically is how I tie to the Internet through my laptop. You can understand that I felt kind of cut off by this malfunction. It’s good to have it back. John Corzine... More About: Ramble
Romney.. the Wrong Choice for the GOP And for the Country
2011-12-11 01:39:00 I have for a long time found Ann Coulter fascinating. Occasionally wrong, mostly correct. I have several of her books on my shelves here. I even carry one in the truck that I haven’t finished reading. That said, it fascinates me that Coulter who had nothing but derision for John McCain, thinks that Mitt Romney is the answer to this country’s problems. I have to wonder what is motivating this misdirected admiration for Romney. Seems to me that Ann has become far too enamored with the idea of being part of the GOP establishment. That’s dangerous territory, as far as I can see. Thing is, it’s the only plausible explanation for her recent writings. To the main attraction; The difference between Romney and Obama right now is that Obama has a more solid record of consistency, in terms of their political leanings, than does Romney. It should have surprised no one when Obama told us last week that he thinks the free market has never worked. I mean, hell... More About: Country , Choice , Wrong
Mrs. Clinton, How is That Reset Button of Yours Working?
2011-12-09 19:23:00 Well I never said that Mrs. B.J. Clinton the Smartest Woman in the World. Did you? The Secretary of State, who is never ready for three AM phone call, get smacked down by her infamous reset button, from Paul Richter and Sergei L. Loiko, ,Los Angeles Times: ladimir Putin accuses Clinton of inciting protests in Russia Vladimir Putin says Hillary Rodham Clinton’s criticism of Russian parliamentary elections emboldened protesters. The incident may further damage already strained U.S.-Russia ties. Dose any sober person, believe that Mrs. Clinton belongs any where near the executive wing of the White House? Link to this post! More About: Button
Chris Christie – 1: Occutards – 0
2011-12-09 12:01:00 Chris Christie shows Occutards how to think on your feet, all without a teleprompter, video: Hat tip: DMartyr, Jawa Report. Link to this post! More About: Chris
The Ramble: 12-9-11
2011-12-09 11:59:00 Sloatsbburg, NY– I’m making the last 500 or so miles today, of a week that’s seen me crossing a dozen or more state lines, and running nearly 3000 miles, from the midwest to New Jersey. A productive week. I also managed to get my internet connectivity working, finally. The snow has started. This pic was taken on I-81 yesterday morning, just outside Scranton, PA. I usually worry about such matters, snow does make driving more of a challenge… but what the bleep… it’s December. The real issue is that the snow started so late this year, I worry we’re gonna get clobbered the rest of the season. Just as there’s a balance in the world that for every human progress, there is an Al Gore, Nature has a way of balancing the books that usually disregards the people such balances affect. The case is made: When even Leftists start saying that Kagan should recuse herself.… maybe it’s time for the rest of us to demand it. Look, ... More About: Ramble
Biology – 1: Macy’s – 0
2011-12-09 02:07:00 Professor Ann Althouse: Natalie Johnson says Macy ’s fired her for telling a male he could not use the women’s dressing room. The customer was shopping for women’s clothes… ... She’s trying to say that because her opinion is based on religion, she’s been discriminated against. I don’t see how that can work. It’s not her store The professor needs to get real. Human beings are one of two sexes, to wit male or female. Whereas gender is only a property of nouns, to wit masculine or feminine. Sex is not malleable, and gender is not a property of human beings. Those who are born male will die a male and vise versa. It is time for Macy’s to stop denying basic biology and get with the Twenty-First Century. Link to this post! More About: Biology
Differences
2011-12-08 18:20:00 Can anyone explain what differences there are between Bermie Madoff and John Corzine, that would account for the differences in the press coverage they are each getting? Link to this post! More About: Differences
Snark of the Day: William A. Jacobson
2011-12-08 16:34:00 With all due respect, does anyone care who John McCain endorses? William A. Jacobson, Legal Insurrection As you may deduce from my quote editing, I only deem the Professor half right, this time. Frankly for the record, this is the only McCain in the arena, of which I give a damn. Link to this post!
Fast, Furious And Ugly
2011-12-07 23:08:00 From Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News: Documents obtained by CBS News show that the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) discussed using their covert operation “Fast and Furious” to argue for controversial new rules about gun sales. ... ATF officials didn’t intend to publicly disclose their own role in letting Mexican cartels obtain the weapons, but emails show they discussed using the sales, including sales encouraged by ATF, to justify a new gun regulation called “Demand Letter 3″. That would require some U.S. gun shops to report the sale of multiple rifles or “long guns.” Demand Letter 3 was so named because it would be the third ATF program demanding gun dealers report tracing information.On July 14, 2010 after ATF headquarters in Washington D.C. received an update on Fast and Furious, ATF Field Ops Assistant Director Mark Chait emailed Bill Newell, ATF’s Phoenix Special Agent in Charge of Fast and Furious: “Bill – can you see if these guns we...
Dumbo’s Economics Stuck in the Nineteeth Century
2011-12-07 03:33:00 Frédéric Bastiat in his 1850 essay Ce qu’on voit et ce qu’on ne voit pas: Have you ever witnessed the anger of the good shopkeeper, James Goodfellow, when his careless son happened to break a pane of glass? If you have been present at such a scene, you will most assuredly bear witness to the fact that every one of the spectators, were there even thirty of them, by common consent apparently, offered the unfortunate owner this invariable consolation—”It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. Everybody must live, and what would become of the glaziers if panes of glass were never broken?” Now, this form of condolence contains an entire theory, which it will be well to show up in this simple case, seeing that it is precisely the same as that which, unhappily, regulates the greater part of our economical institutions. Suppose it cost six francs to repair the damage, and you say that the accident brings six francs to the glazier’s trade—that it encourage... More About: Economics
Still Here
2011-12-06 23:34:00 Wheeling, WV– yes I’m still alive. I know there has been some wondering about that, but I’m still here. Got a new phone and am having some problems with its hot spot. Should be back full time soon Link to this post!
Still Here
2011-12-06 23:29:00 Wheeling, WV– yes I’m still alive. I know there has been some wondering about that, but I’m still here. Got a new phone and am having some problems with its hot spot. Should be back full time soon Link to this post!
Ginger White: Sleeping Up the News Chain
2011-12-06 12:44:00 Now suppose, just suppose, I claimed to have had a long affair with Chelsea Clinton. Perish the thought. However, on the basis of the claim would Tina Brown consider me fit to offer my opinion on Clinton’s baggage, as a television reporterette: Now put the shoe on the other foot, Neo-Neocon asks: But this Daily Beast interview with Ginger White seduced me (as it were) into reading more, and then writing more. It’s a cautionary tale of—well, of something, or perhaps many things, although I’m not entirely sure what they all are. Mostly it’s the fact that a person can spout off to the press these days (the Daily Beast is operated by Tina Brown and owned by News week) and say virtually anything without proof, and it will all be printed as long as it’s about a person the MSM wishes to eliminate. One would think that Cain had been destroyed enough already, but apparently the Beast desires to humiliate him still further by publishing White’s criticism of his wife’s s... More About: Sleeping , The News
Obama: Do As I Say, Not As I Pray
2011-12-05 23:33:00 fFrom Joel Stegel, ABC News: Critics of President Obama felt little holiday cheer after the president did not thank God in his Thanksgiving-themed weekly Internet address. They immediately took to Twitter and the Internet to voice anger and disbelief. “Holy cow! Is that one screwed up or what?” columnist Sherman Frederick of the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote in a Thanksgiving-morning blog post. That was then and this now, from Terence P. Jeffrey: (CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama said in a speech delivered Thursday evening that Americans should ponder the words of Jesus Christ this Christmas season and make their actions conform to them. “So long as the gifts and the parties are happening, it’s important for us to keep in mind the central message of this season, and keep Christ’s words not only in our thoughts, but also in our deeds.” Reax from Ed Driscoll, PJ Media: “When former social secretaries gave a luncheon to welcome Ms. Rogers earlier this ...
The Great Lady Endorses
2011-12-05 18:47:00 Phyllis Schlafly has endorsed Michele Bachman, from Des Moines Register: Social conservative Phyllis Schlafly has endorsed Michele Bachmann for president and is urging Iowans to caucus for her, Bachmann’s campaign told The Des Moines Register tonight. In a written statement, Schlafly says: “Most important, Michele has the courage to be a leader among her peers. She is a real champion in speaking up for values we care about. Michele is a woman of faith and the mother of a beautiful family. She has a 100 percent pro-life record and is a strong supporter of traditional marriage.” Mrs. Schlafly is not merely a conservative activist. She was the most influential American woman of the previous century. Link to this post! More About: Great , Lady
Buffy the Occupation Slayer
2011-12-05 00:25:00 Clarice Feldman quits her day job to write a new adult drama, from American Thinker: The story’s about Buffy , a tanning studio worker who loses her position as a result of the administration tax on tanning operations. She’s kind of a klutz so the only other jobs she can find when the soap opera begins — working in an exercise studio or waitressing are out of the question. In the first episode she trips on the Pilates equipment and some barbells fall and knock her out . Understandably, the owner is afraid of his increased insurance tab should he hire her to work there, and she doesn’t get the position. At the restaurant, she fares no better. On her first probationary day, she trips again and spills platters of pasta primavera all over a table of thirty something lawyers all dressed in their best navy pinstripes. You can imagine he owner’s cleaning bill! And then , too, they were muttering about collateral damages, about how this would cause them to lose ... More About: Slayer
The Science is Settled
2011-12-04 02:03:00 From Daily Mail (UK): Repealing a ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia would result in ‘no more virgins’, the country’s religious council has warned. A ‘scientific’ report claims relaxing the ban would also see more Saudis – both men and women – turn to homosexuality and pornography. The startling conclusions were drawn by Muslim scholars at the Majlis al-Ifta’ al-A’ala, Saudi Arabia’s highest religious council, working in conjunction with Kamal Subhi, a former professor at the King Fahd University. Hat tip: Phineas @ Sister Toldjah. Silly reax: Exposing Liberal Lies: The Dangers of Saudi Women Driving a Car Do Saudi men really believe that if they give their females the right to drive that they will rush out their doors to have sex immediately, or worse yet, jump into a homosexual relationship? This is beyond ludicrous! Why don’t they just admit that they enjoy having their women locked up in their homes at their every beck and call and with no f... More About: Science
Obama As Hitler?
More articles from this author:2011-12-02 20:00:00 Inside the Beltway article draws play from liberal media, from CBS Washington: New Gun Company Advertisement Compares Obama to Hitler , Stalin The fact that gun control leads to government tyranny and mass genocide is well known by free citizens, yet strangely denied by liberal sheep. You would think that comparing the Dim Won, b/k/a Barrack Obama to Adolph Hitler would inspire liberal wrath. Apparently not. Link to this post! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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