Tuesday, July 13, 2010

‘Hawaii guv candidate member of socialist group?’

  Socialism item by Offsite (7/13/10)

Former Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie, a close friend of President Obama noted for his role in the eligibility controversy and now running for governor of Hawaii, was listed as a member of a U.S.-based socialist organization.

Monday, July 12, 2010

‘55 Percent of Likely Voters Find ‘Socialist’ an Accurate Label of Obama?’

  Politics item by Offsite (7/12/10)

The latest poll by Democracy Corps, the firm of James Carville and Stan Greenberg, has Republicans leading on the generic ballot among likely voters, 48 percent to 42 percent.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Equality is Never Equal

  Progressivism item by Robert R. Owens (7/8/10)

Equality is a sacred word in the modern American lexicon.  It’s the politically correct positive to the negative of discrimination.  There’s a philosophy known as Egalitarianism based upon a belief in human equality in all social, political, and economic affairs.  This philosophy advocates the removal of all inequalities among people.  Egalitarianism is one of the foundational principles of the Progressives currently controlling the government of the United States.

Wash Post Forgets to Mention that Writer Is Obama Operative

  MSM item by Warner Todd Huston (7/8/10)

Ron Brynaert has a story over at his The Raw Story blog(1) that reveals yet another denizen of the Old Media that is trying to be both a “journalist” and an official operative of Barack Obama’s White House. She is Patricia McGinnis, an unpaid advisor at the White House and also one of the contributors to the Post’s “On Leadership” blog.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Canada’s Helen Thomas

  Progressivism item by Aaron Goldstein (6/23/10)

Did you hear the one about the Jewish video blogger who interviewed a prominent female public figure who then made anti-Israel and anti-Semitic statements?

Barack Obama, Esq

  ObamaNation item by Bruce Walker (6/23/10)

The Obama approach towards the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has the same storyline as television commercials which describe some sad and poignant medical problems which plague many Americans and which then offer hope… sort of.  These sponsors do not offer any new cure or better treatment for heartrending diseases.  Instead, they say:  we can sue someone for you.

Another Grizzly Killer: Have Open Season on all Predators!

  Animal Rights item by Don Boys (6/23/10)

Well, another grizzly killed a 70-year-old California man June 16 near Yellowstone. However, we are told that the bear was just being a bear, but then the man is still dead. One grizzly had been captured 20 times and drugged 12 times dragged a man out of his tent at a campground near Yellowstone and killed him. The attacks are increasing and often without any provocation. Moreover, it’s not only grizzly’s that are killers, even black bear attacks on humans have dramatically increased.

The Unlimited Blessings of Limited Government

  The Republic item by Robert R. Owens (6/23/10)

The battles were over and the war won now the hardest task of all: how to secure the rights fought for while providing a government strong enough to endure.  The Framers gathered in Philadelphia for the purpose of proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation.  Within days they decided instead to frame a new government launching an experiment in centralized but limited government.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Israel stations nuclear missile subs off Iran

  Middle East item by Offsite (5/31/10)

Three German-built Israeli submarines equipped with nuclear cruise missiles are to be deployed in the Gulf near the Iranian coastline.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Perfect Storm of Debt to Hit US

  Economics item by Offsite (5/22/10)

President Barack Obama’s new fiscal commission, organized in response to a Congressional Budget Office projection that the United States will accumulate $6 trillion in debt during the next decade, is mostly for show, say three researchers from Casey Research.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

New Ice Age ‘to begin in 2014’

  Global Cooling item by Offsite (5/18/10)

CHICAGO - A new “Little Ice Age” could begin in just four years, predicted Habibullo Abdussamatov, the head of space research at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory in Russia.

Monday, May 17, 2010

$1 Trillion Rescue Only Buys Time, Isn’t a Real Solution

  EU item by Offsite (5/17/10)

The 750 billion euro ($1 trillion) shock-and-awe rescue package to prevent the Greek debt crisis from spreading only bought euro zone countries more time, it didn’t solve their underlying debt problems, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a European Central Bank official say.

US Debt Nearing 100 Percent of GDP

  Bird-Brain Flu item by Offsite (5/17/10)

The United States’ national debt will soon reach 100 percent of gross domestic product, the International Monetary Fund predicts in a new report.

More Local Cities Will Be Forced into Bankruptcy

  Government item by Offsite (5/17/10)

Harrisburg, Pa., officials have raised the idea of declaring bankruptcy, and don’t be surprised if other financially strapped cities begin to contemplate the same idea.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Look for the union libel: State teachers union smears charter schools

  Unions item by Offsite (4/29/10)

The state teachers union is mounting a fresh assault on charter schools with a compendium of innuendo and the most amazing and hypocritical argument:

Crisis-hit Greece may be the first domino

  Europe item by Offsite (4/29/10)

The runup to Britain’s general election has taken place in a parochial bubble. Europe has barely intruded on a campaign in which David Cameron has been keen to muzzle the Eurosceptic wing of the Conservative party, Nick Clegg would rather not dwell on the once messianic Liberal Democrat support for Britain joining the euro and Gordon Brown has preferred to keep the terms of the debate as narrowly defined as possible.

The Insurance Mandate in Peril

  ObamaCare item by Offsite (4/29/10)

A"tell" in poker is a subtle but detectable change in a player’s behavior or demeanor that reveals clues about the player’s assessment of his hand. Something similar has happened with regard to the insurance mandate at the core of last month’s health reform legislation. Congress justified its authority to enact the mandate on the grounds that it is a regulation of commerce. But as this justification came under heavy constitutional fire, the mandate’s defenders changed the argument - now claiming constitutional authority under Congress’s power to tax.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Go ahead, lefty loons: Make our day

  TEA Parties item by Offsite (4/19/10)

Every election year the pundits claim it is the most consequential and important election in the history of the country. And while that may or may not be the case this November, one thing is guaranteed: It will certainly be the most interesting.

‘Oh Really, O’Reilly?’

  Information item by Jayme Evans (4/19/10)

Hey Bill, On the April 15th, 2010 broadcast of the O’Reilly Factor, you played a little too fast and loose with the truth when discussing the case of Lt. Col Terry Lakin. Lakin, whom we both recall refused orders to deploy to Afghanistan, cited lingering doubts over the constitutionality of Barack Obama’s presidency and by extension, the legality of his orders to deploy. Before we get started, a word of advice: You should really skip the “Humble Correspondent” bit, your ego is enormous and dwarfed only by Obama’s.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

‘Did You Know We Accidentally Won WWII?’

  War item by Malcolm T. Hedges (4/18/10)

The European theater was a Charlie Foxtrot(1) and so it was also in the Asian theater.

Tea-party movement at a crossroads

  TEA Parties item by Offsite (4/18/10)

The tea-party movement is now one year old, and the left wing of American politics is perplexed. Why don’t these people appreciate what Obama has done for them? Obama himself appears detached and unconcerned when he tries to belittle the protesters: “They should be thanking me for lowering their taxes.” Really? 

Saturday, April 17, 2010

April 22nd Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov’s Birthday—Oops ‘Earth Day’

  GreeenIsm item by Malcolm T. Hedges (4/17/10)

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin headed the Soviet state during its initial years (1917–1924)*.

Dems To Propose Amnesty for Illegal Aliens… AGAIN!

  Immigration item by J. D. Longstreet (4/17/10)

Yes, it IS a crime to break into the US by stealing across the border!  Yet, millions have done it and continue to do it even as this scribe taps out these few words on the keyboard.

The Freedom to Speak (to Yourself)

  Information Police item by Don Watkins (4/17/10)

WASHINGTON--"Stanley Fish, a self-confessed opponent of free speech, reports on a meeting of First Amendment scholars. It provides some fascinating insights into how these scholars think about free speech issues,” writes Don Watkins, an analyst with the Ayn Rand Center.

Maureen Dowd: A Degraded State of Intelligent Discourse

  Bird-Brain Flu item by Warner Todd Huston (4/17/10)

I don’t write about Maureen Dowd simply because she rarely offers anything worthy of serious, intellectual discussion. I don’t claim any sort of high intellect for myself, of course, and don’t necessarily claim to be able to thoroughly judge the work of the deepest of thinkers but Dowd’s work is like the old saying about pornography in as much as when it comes to stupid prattle I know it when I see it.