I just heard on Cavuto that Fox News had heard the outrage by viewers over the saturation coverage of Michael Jackson's death, every single point about his life (but not his criminal lifestyle) and his circus like memorial. The outrage, which I felt, was that here was NO other news, but that of Mr. Jackson's demise.
Case in point;
Relatives of Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Decry Lack of Coverage Amid Jackson Spectacle
I expect the other networks to do this type of thing, many times to close out news they wish not to report, but generally because they have to cover pop culture crap to help their ratings.
I hope Fox News has learned, as I just heard, that this practice is foolish and laughable.
How about daily reports on our amazing soldiers and the things they do to protect us and better the world while in the service and when they come home.
That's the least Fox can do and then they won't have to cover the criminal behavior of pop stars, king of pop or not.
Jackson dead? Yes that's news. Adulation? That's repugnant and ridiculous.
To spew agent press releases instead of the truly heroic nature of people and our soldiers, in spite of the murderous RoE, is almost criminal, but it is at least a stunning show of a lack of ethics.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Labor: Pope Supports 'Card Check'
Yep, you read that right. According to the unions, Pope Benedict supports the purposely ill-named Employee Free Choice Act, aka Card Check.
Labor claims Pope Benedict as EFCA supporter
Organized labor groups claimed another prominent supporter of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) on Wednesday: Pope Benedict XVI.
Accordingly, labor will probably announce that the Pope believes unions should own corporations and all the other crap they are supporting.
Rerum Novarum doesn't support their claim, but these are the same people that say they don't use intimidation and violence nor corruption and bribery, but that won't stop them.
They're desperate now that the fog of victory has cleared and they begin to understand that the citizens are even more angry at their tactics and the massive payola scandal involving the new administration and the unions and the take over of corporations.
Labor claims Pope Benedict as EFCA supporter
Organized labor groups claimed another prominent supporter of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) on Wednesday: Pope Benedict XVI.
Accordingly, labor will probably announce that the Pope believes unions should own corporations and all the other crap they are supporting.
Rerum Novarum doesn't support their claim, but these are the same people that say they don't use intimidation and violence nor corruption and bribery, but that won't stop them.
They're desperate now that the fog of victory has cleared and they begin to understand that the citizens are even more angry at their tactics and the massive payola scandal involving the new administration and the unions and the take over of corporations.
Running With The Bulls Jr.
I am happy to report that the intelligence, logic and sense of self preservation has passed to another generation.
My son just completed his first running of the bulls in Pamplona.
At least he told me that he was going to. My mother was mightily ticked when she found out. Sometimes details escape my memory.
Or so I told her. Back then.
BONUS: He got to hang with Ernest Hemingway's grandson and sent me photos to prove it.
Good Lord, I hope he doesn't try any more of my youthful activities.
Government Help
4th Street NW
Washington, DC
If government can help inner cities, just thnk what it can do for health care.
NoKo's Kim Jong-il Really Just Wanted To Chat With Obama?
Treasury Dept, Secret Service hit by cyber attack; NKorea suspected...
I mean Obama believes chatting will make us better people. Maybe they were discussing puppy food.
I mean Obama believes chatting will make us better people. Maybe they were discussing puppy food.
ADHD Biden To Stimulate Stimulus In Cin City
It is appropriate that Jabberin' Joe will be appearing, message and all, in a can factory.
Biden coming to Ohio
Vice President Biden will be in Cincinnati Thursday as part of the Obama Administration's effort to persuade Americans - and key voters in crucial states like Ohio - that the $787 stimulus package and other efforts to spur the economy are on track to create a recovery.
Biden Thursday morning will be at the American Can Building, an old factory that is the site of a "multi-use economic development project," according to the White House.
The vice president's visit was announced last night, not long after the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute released a survey of Ohioans showing that President Obama's approval rating has dropped dramatically in the Buckeye State in recent weeks, a sign of voters' frustration with the economy.
Obama is sending his teleprompter and Concerta so Joe will stay on message, but who will ask, "How's that stimulus thing working out for you Joe? Here in Ohio, with double digit unemployment, we're feeling stricklanded."
UPDATE: Hal writes, "Truth of the fact probably is that the President wanted him out of DC." I think he's right.
Biden coming to Ohio
Vice President Biden will be in Cincinnati Thursday as part of the Obama Administration's effort to persuade Americans - and key voters in crucial states like Ohio - that the $787 stimulus package and other efforts to spur the economy are on track to create a recovery.
Biden Thursday morning will be at the American Can Building, an old factory that is the site of a "multi-use economic development project," according to the White House.
The vice president's visit was announced last night, not long after the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute released a survey of Ohioans showing that President Obama's approval rating has dropped dramatically in the Buckeye State in recent weeks, a sign of voters' frustration with the economy.
Obama is sending his teleprompter and Concerta so Joe will stay on message, but who will ask, "How's that stimulus thing working out for you Joe? Here in Ohio, with double digit unemployment, we're feeling stricklanded."
UPDATE: Hal writes, "Truth of the fact probably is that the President wanted him out of DC." I think he's right.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Thriller Everywhere
Please, somebody tell me that Michael Jackson's memorial is not on all 3 networks, CNN, FOX and every other channel.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Sarah Palin In A Sea Of Liberal Lies
I have always been stunned, even as a person who has seen first hand outright lies and petty slander (not just nitpicking fools) against good people, by the extent and the scope of the blatant lies against Gov. Sarah Palin.
It is more than politics. It is unbridled hate. Hate by people that I believe hate themselves and displace that hate onto Palin.
Imagine my surprise and delight when I read a piece, by a person I believe I would not share much common political ground with, write a lucid and inner truthful piece about Palin.
It is these people, both far left and right, in which I find a good future for our country for they make themselves informed, think with a logical lucidness and ask the right questions. That answers are not always easy or at hand do not intimidate these people, the difficulty makes them dig harder for their truths.
Even though I found this article a breath of fresh air, I must warn though that the extended article contains strong vulgarities as do the comments, but if you can get past them you will find a person of integrity truly attempting to understand a cultural failure.
Feminists and the mystery of Sarah Palin
It seems that some blamers know that the bullsh*t published about Palin (and unfortunately repeated here) was just that — bullsh*t. Palin considers herself a feminist, and except for the abortion thing, she’s more explicitly feminist than the average American. When a regular Jane with that kind of background proclaims her feminist sympathies, it doesn’t seem terribly productive to ridicule her or indulge in the misogynist slander put out by the political hacks running against her. I mean, sure, by the standards of pure feminism, she’s an enabling godbag. But so are most American women. On the other hand, by the standards of the Republican Party or evangelical Christianity, she’s Twisty Faster.
Read the rest.
It doesn't take courage to tell the truth, but it can take courage to look inward and express yourself knowing the vitriol that will be hurled your way by people of lesser character.
I applaud Violet though I'm not sure she may welcome my applause. None the less, Bravo.
It is more than politics. It is unbridled hate. Hate by people that I believe hate themselves and displace that hate onto Palin.
Imagine my surprise and delight when I read a piece, by a person I believe I would not share much common political ground with, write a lucid and inner truthful piece about Palin.
It is these people, both far left and right, in which I find a good future for our country for they make themselves informed, think with a logical lucidness and ask the right questions. That answers are not always easy or at hand do not intimidate these people, the difficulty makes them dig harder for their truths.
Even though I found this article a breath of fresh air, I must warn though that the extended article contains strong vulgarities as do the comments, but if you can get past them you will find a person of integrity truly attempting to understand a cultural failure.
Feminists and the mystery of Sarah Palin
It seems that some blamers know that the bullsh*t published about Palin (and unfortunately repeated here) was just that — bullsh*t. Palin considers herself a feminist, and except for the abortion thing, she’s more explicitly feminist than the average American. When a regular Jane with that kind of background proclaims her feminist sympathies, it doesn’t seem terribly productive to ridicule her or indulge in the misogynist slander put out by the political hacks running against her. I mean, sure, by the standards of pure feminism, she’s an enabling godbag. But so are most American women. On the other hand, by the standards of the Republican Party or evangelical Christianity, she’s Twisty Faster.
Read the rest.
It doesn't take courage to tell the truth, but it can take courage to look inward and express yourself knowing the vitriol that will be hurled your way by people of lesser character.
I applaud Violet though I'm not sure she may welcome my applause. None the less, Bravo.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Dispair The Debt Star
Via Instapundit
READERS ARE SENDING PHOTOS FROM TEA PARTY PROTESTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. Here’s one from Perrysburgh, Ohio, sent by reader Chris Zarecki, who reports about 3,000 people attending.
When 3,000 people show up in Perrysburgh, Ohio there's trouble abrewing for the do-gooders in Dc doing no good.
READERS ARE SENDING PHOTOS FROM TEA PARTY PROTESTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. Here’s one from Perrysburgh, Ohio, sent by reader Chris Zarecki, who reports about 3,000 people attending.
When 3,000 people show up in Perrysburgh, Ohio there's trouble abrewing for the do-gooders in Dc doing no good.
Her Highness Dowd Has Spoken Thus Palin Is Fallen
Celestial virgin of the newsroom got another message from Mother Giah.MAUREEN DOWD TRASHES 'NUTTY' PALIN
NY TIMES Op-Ed Queen Maureen Dowd runs out of adjectives and insults while ripping away at Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in an upcoming Sunday column.
Palin is "one nutty puppy", in the mind of Dowd, newsroom sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT, with "erratic and egoistic behavior".
Dowd spits her holiday barbecue in 800 words, designed for fireworks.
"Exquisite battiness... solipsistic meltdown so strange... incoherent, breathless and prickly... Sarah's country-music melodramas... girlish burbling."
I wonder what made Maureen such a bitter middle aged woman?
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Honduras Protests Anti-Democracy UN, Zalaya, Obama, Castro & Chavez
Gateway Pundit has a great series on this. Below are some photos form this weeks protests, but go and read what the media won't show.
Obama Not Reconciled With Iran Having Nuclear Weapons? Huh?
Reconciled? Is this guy for real? I know, he's joshing us, playing crazy like a fox or something. Right?
Obama might be able to live with the Mad Mullahs having a tool called nuclear weapons to punish infidels. Like when Allah drops by to tell them big guy?
Personally, I have my doubts about the validity of BO's inner most feelings along the lines of my children having a decent future. Exploding nukes may jepordize that Barack buddy. You know?
Which Position Is Obama Posing As?
President Barack Obama says he is "not reconciled" to the idea of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon within a year.
...
Obama also said Thursday that opposing a nuclear weapons capacity for the Persian Gulf nation isn't simply "a U.S. position." He said "the biggest concern is not simply that Iran can threaten us or our allies, like Israel or its neighbors."
BUT, then there is:
The president said that Iran must not be a nuclear power, although he conceded that the challenge ahead is formidable.
This is like Spy VS Spy, but in one man's head. The ying and yang of indecision and each one is holding a bomb, but pointed inward and not at our enemies.
We're in some very deep doo-doo in a swamp called naivete
Obama might be able to live with the Mad Mullahs having a tool called nuclear weapons to punish infidels. Like when Allah drops by to tell them big guy?
Personally, I have my doubts about the validity of BO's inner most feelings along the lines of my children having a decent future. Exploding nukes may jepordize that Barack buddy. You know?
Which Position Is Obama Posing As?
President Barack Obama says he is "not reconciled" to the idea of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon within a year.
...
Obama also said Thursday that opposing a nuclear weapons capacity for the Persian Gulf nation isn't simply "a U.S. position." He said "the biggest concern is not simply that Iran can threaten us or our allies, like Israel or its neighbors."
BUT, then there is:
The president said that Iran must not be a nuclear power, although he conceded that the challenge ahead is formidable.
This is like Spy VS Spy, but in one man's head. The ying and yang of indecision and each one is holding a bomb, but pointed inward and not at our enemies.
We're in some very deep doo-doo in a swamp called naivete
July 2
1776 – The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not approved until July 4.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Obama Stinks Of Sulfur
Fat Baby Hugo of Venezuela stated that the UN podium smelled of sulfur after President Bush spoke there in 2006. The left was quite amused, as is their juvenile want, by the statement. So was the killer of Venezuela, by his own remarks. He reminds me of Panama's Pineapple Head which the left swooned over years ago. Fat, arrogant, stupid and totally removed from reality. Actually, pretty normal for a South American leader.
The left couldn't pick a dark horse on a dark night if their life depended on it. They, instead of the horse, have the blinders on.
Obama has sided with Chavez and the Castro Brother's Murder Incorporated in calling for ex-president Zalaya to be returned to power in Honduras. Is this boy doing a Merlin and getting less experienced and more stupid by the day or what. We must remember, Obama was a community organizer, therefore that makes him one with the people. Did you know that John F'ing Kerry served in Vietnam? Did you know Kerry lied about his medals and lied about his fellow soldiers just to get press?
Why would Obama side with Chavez and the Castro Brothers and all the other murdering bastards at the UN that pledge to bring us peace? Come on, the Security Council looks like Murder Incorporated giving out turkeys at Thanksgiving so they can kill their enemies while the cops are slurping giblet gravy.
Obama is going to use the power of the Oval Office to side with the sleaziest low-lifes of the world to make us look better to the sleaziest murders of the world. If you think the fascist takeover of banks, insurance companies, car companies and the health of your family is bad, just wait. Obama is just getting started and with the help of the eight republicans who helped his hateful agenda to move along, he is going to go for the brass ring. Problem is that the brass ring is filled with the lead of centuries of failure.
If Obama is going to dance with devils, he might as well put on the little red panties, get a cute red cape and get used to the stench of sulfur. I think he already has.
And he is fine with it.
The left couldn't pick a dark horse on a dark night if their life depended on it. They, instead of the horse, have the blinders on.
Obama has sided with Chavez and the Castro Brother's Murder Incorporated in calling for ex-president Zalaya to be returned to power in Honduras. Is this boy doing a Merlin and getting less experienced and more stupid by the day or what. We must remember, Obama was a community organizer, therefore that makes him one with the people. Did you know that John F'ing Kerry served in Vietnam? Did you know Kerry lied about his medals and lied about his fellow soldiers just to get press?
Why would Obama side with Chavez and the Castro Brothers and all the other murdering bastards at the UN that pledge to bring us peace? Come on, the Security Council looks like Murder Incorporated giving out turkeys at Thanksgiving so they can kill their enemies while the cops are slurping giblet gravy.
Obama is going to use the power of the Oval Office to side with the sleaziest low-lifes of the world to make us look better to the sleaziest murders of the world. If you think the fascist takeover of banks, insurance companies, car companies and the health of your family is bad, just wait. Obama is just getting started and with the help of the eight republicans who helped his hateful agenda to move along, he is going to go for the brass ring. Problem is that the brass ring is filled with the lead of centuries of failure.
If Obama is going to dance with devils, he might as well put on the little red panties, get a cute red cape and get used to the stench of sulfur. I think he already has.
And he is fine with it.
The Many Hats Of Hatless Joe Biden
As Vice President, Joe Biden Will Be Central to Barack Obama's Administration
Biden will serve as an éminence grise and senior counselor to the new commander in chief from Day 1 and won't be relegated to the role of fill-in at funerals and odd man out in policy discussions.
"Biden will be especially instrumental in helping on the urgent foreign policy matters,"
Biden, who turns 66 on November 20, is also expected to help coordinate decision making on foreign policy inside the labyrinth of the executive branch, making sure that Obama's wishes are respected and his preferences enforced.
The Washington Post writes about Biden’s role in the hunt for a new Supreme Court justice. “With President Obama filling his first high court vacancy with the retirement of Justice David H. Souter, Vice President Biden finds himself regularly consulting with the president and fielding queries from the White House counsel and others for insights on the process.
For Biden, No Portfolio but the Role of a Counselor
“But I think his fundamental role is as a trusted counselor. I think that when Obama selected him, he selected him to be a counselor and an adviser on a broad range of issues.”
Analysis: Biden's role is filling gaps and taking shots
In choosing Sen. Joe Biden, Obama got what he described as a "scrappy kid from Scranton" -- a battle-tested politician whose job will be to help fill perceived gaps in Obama's résumé and serve as Sen. John McCain's chief critic.
An Obama aide says that Biden will be charged with helping to explain to the "American people where Obama comes from, and what his vision is for the country," as well as lay out "the choice in this election."
Biden To Shrink VP Role Big Time
“He’s been very clear about that from the start that he was not going to take a portfolio in particular areas,” the transition official familiar with Biden’s role said. Biden would “be available widely and broadly to offer his advice on whatever hard questions the president was trying to decide.”
One area that seems to be shaping up as a Biden emphasis is labor policy. Thea Lee, assistant director of public policy at AFL-CIO, says she has gotten strong indications from “various sources” in the Obama transition that Biden will be a point-person for their concerns.
Biden recently shared the stage with homeland-security designee Janet Napolitano to be briefed on a report on weapons of mass destruction, a possible hint at how he will operate in office.
And in a small shift, Biden has expressed interest in bringing back the Al Gore tradition of hosting an annual Halloween party for the press corps at the vice presidential residence. Those parties did not continue under Cheney.
After Jabs at Cheney, Biden Pursues an Activist Role
Vice President Joe Biden, in a bid to become an influential second-in-command, is striving to carve out meaty roles for himself quickly.
In an East Room ceremony on Friday with President Barack Obama, Mr. Biden is launching a task force to work on social and economic policies aimed at helping the struggling middle class. He's selling the giant stimulus package on Capitol Hill, and schmoozing his former colleagues during workouts in the congressional gym. Next week, Mr. Biden heads to Munich for an international security conference, in a bid to repair relations with European countries.
"The vice president sees his job as counselor-in-chief. He doesn't want to be limited to a portfolio, but will take specific tasks with specific goals like the middle-class task force."
Obama’s motives hazy for Biden’s role on spending
When President Barack Obama tapped Vice President Joe Biden to oversee a massive federal spending program, it was unclear whether he was aiming to give Biden a serious portfolio, or something to keep him out of trouble.
Biden Finds a Role
When Obama announced that Biden was the top enforcer for how the stimulus bill would be spent and accounted for, it wasn't exactly confidence-inducing. "Nobody messes with Joe," Obama said in his congressional address. When you are the kind of person nobody messes with, it should be self-evident.
Insider vs. Outsider: Cheney, Biden Walk Very Different Paths in Vice Presidency
But since then, Biden has slipped back into the background, delivering a few commencement speeches, officiating at a groundbreaking ceremony for the start of his "Road to Recovery" tour, and apparently not being part of the inner circle on foreign policy -- the field of expertise that was the basis for his selection.
Biden to take new role overseeing Iraq policy
Biden would work with Iraqis "toward overcoming their political differences and achieving the type of reconciliation that we all understand has yet to fully take place but needs to take place."
How does Joe find enough time to offer his long line of expertise? Maybe he can focus on just one.
Biden will serve as an éminence grise and senior counselor to the new commander in chief from Day 1 and won't be relegated to the role of fill-in at funerals and odd man out in policy discussions.
"Biden will be especially instrumental in helping on the urgent foreign policy matters,"
Biden, who turns 66 on November 20, is also expected to help coordinate decision making on foreign policy inside the labyrinth of the executive branch, making sure that Obama's wishes are respected and his preferences enforced.
The Washington Post writes about Biden’s role in the hunt for a new Supreme Court justice. “With President Obama filling his first high court vacancy with the retirement of Justice David H. Souter, Vice President Biden finds himself regularly consulting with the president and fielding queries from the White House counsel and others for insights on the process.
For Biden, No Portfolio but the Role of a Counselor
“But I think his fundamental role is as a trusted counselor. I think that when Obama selected him, he selected him to be a counselor and an adviser on a broad range of issues.”
Analysis: Biden's role is filling gaps and taking shots
In choosing Sen. Joe Biden, Obama got what he described as a "scrappy kid from Scranton" -- a battle-tested politician whose job will be to help fill perceived gaps in Obama's résumé and serve as Sen. John McCain's chief critic.
An Obama aide says that Biden will be charged with helping to explain to the "American people where Obama comes from, and what his vision is for the country," as well as lay out "the choice in this election."
Biden To Shrink VP Role Big Time
“He’s been very clear about that from the start that he was not going to take a portfolio in particular areas,” the transition official familiar with Biden’s role said. Biden would “be available widely and broadly to offer his advice on whatever hard questions the president was trying to decide.”
One area that seems to be shaping up as a Biden emphasis is labor policy. Thea Lee, assistant director of public policy at AFL-CIO, says she has gotten strong indications from “various sources” in the Obama transition that Biden will be a point-person for their concerns.
Biden recently shared the stage with homeland-security designee Janet Napolitano to be briefed on a report on weapons of mass destruction, a possible hint at how he will operate in office.
And in a small shift, Biden has expressed interest in bringing back the Al Gore tradition of hosting an annual Halloween party for the press corps at the vice presidential residence. Those parties did not continue under Cheney.
After Jabs at Cheney, Biden Pursues an Activist Role
Vice President Joe Biden, in a bid to become an influential second-in-command, is striving to carve out meaty roles for himself quickly.
In an East Room ceremony on Friday with President Barack Obama, Mr. Biden is launching a task force to work on social and economic policies aimed at helping the struggling middle class. He's selling the giant stimulus package on Capitol Hill, and schmoozing his former colleagues during workouts in the congressional gym. Next week, Mr. Biden heads to Munich for an international security conference, in a bid to repair relations with European countries.
"The vice president sees his job as counselor-in-chief. He doesn't want to be limited to a portfolio, but will take specific tasks with specific goals like the middle-class task force."
Obama’s motives hazy for Biden’s role on spending
When President Barack Obama tapped Vice President Joe Biden to oversee a massive federal spending program, it was unclear whether he was aiming to give Biden a serious portfolio, or something to keep him out of trouble.
Biden Finds a Role
When Obama announced that Biden was the top enforcer for how the stimulus bill would be spent and accounted for, it wasn't exactly confidence-inducing. "Nobody messes with Joe," Obama said in his congressional address. When you are the kind of person nobody messes with, it should be self-evident.
Insider vs. Outsider: Cheney, Biden Walk Very Different Paths in Vice Presidency
But since then, Biden has slipped back into the background, delivering a few commencement speeches, officiating at a groundbreaking ceremony for the start of his "Road to Recovery" tour, and apparently not being part of the inner circle on foreign policy -- the field of expertise that was the basis for his selection.
Biden to take new role overseeing Iraq policy
Biden would work with Iraqis "toward overcoming their political differences and achieving the type of reconciliation that we all understand has yet to fully take place but needs to take place."
How does Joe find enough time to offer his long line of expertise? Maybe he can focus on just one.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Specter Turncoat Gets New Whining Baby Friend In Franken
Al Franken, tax cheat, misogynist and puncher of those who disagree with him appears to be the next senator from Minnesota. This will be the 60th vote in the senate for the Democrats. Snarlen Arlen has stated that his vote can't be counted on by the Democrats, but whose going to believe anything he says. Be proud Minnesota. Be proud.
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