We're a little busy with the new site at the moment, so please feel free to link up the latest news in the thread below and take it to any news stories you want to kick around.To get you started though, here are a couple of things to mull over:
Media Matters: Hot Air “smeared” Van Jones by calling him a Truther
ACORN story fells the big oaks of mainstream media
You would be forgiven for having missed it, however, because it’s got almost no play in the mainstream media. It wasn’t the “New York Times”, CNN or NBC who broke the story. Rather, it was two twenty-something independents with a few thousand dollars, a bit of time and a lot of guts.
WHAT?!? OMGWTFBBQ!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, everyone!
Castles Made of Sand
ReplyDeleteDedicated to ACORN and their 82 enablers in Congress.
Ah daily news. Just what I need to get my stomach juices flowing.
ReplyDelete/that way lies ulcers too.
I saw that Jon Stewart link a couple of days ago. Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteTGIF, RB.
ReplyDeleteHow's life in the fast lane ?
How's life in the fast lane ?
ReplyDeleteSure to make you lose your mind.
How's by you?
RunningBare said...
ReplyDeleteSure to make you lose your mind.
What makes you think we thought you still had it? :)
/I lost my mind long ago. I still miss it on occassion
Sure to make you lose your mind.
ReplyDeleteAll good, my friend.
Have you seen piglet lately ?
Missing her posting.
And a news item for the day :
Walrus of love ignites shark's mojo
An aquarium which piped the music of Barry White into a tank to encourage two sharks to breed says the tactic has paid off.
a mind is a terrible thing to waste...
ReplyDeleteAn aquarium which piped the music of Barry White into a tank to encourage two sharks to breed says the tactic has paid off.
ReplyDeleteI'm still sitting here shaking my head over that one.
redstateredneck said...
ReplyDeleteJust goes to show that Barry's deep voice for music transcends all barriers for putting the female in the mood.
/must be the bass that gets......
//okay I will stop there.
Hey y'all THIS IS REALWEST!! LOL. I just want to wish all of our Jewish friends a happy Rosh Hoshannah (New Year) and hope to see you all down the road.
ReplyDeleteWow, Friday was a bad day for troops in Afghanistan. A total of nine deaths. Six Italians in a car bomb in Kabul, one from previous wounds, A Canadian and an American from seperate road bombs. There has to be a better way of beating the Taliban.
ReplyDelete/rewritting the ROE for more lee way would help greatly....
Hmmm, interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe day that Obama decides to shut down the missile defense system for Poland, Sept 17, is the same day that Russia and Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
Coincidence or Signal ?
Cue the Twilight Zone theme...
Hiya, Agent 6p00e55005f9c78834
ReplyDeleteSo much for not blowing your cover...
Good Day to you, Real !
And now for the science portion of the "Daily Broadside"
ReplyDeleteScientists say smaller ancestor of T. rex was fast-running set of jaws
Small in comparison with T-Rex that is.
sasquatchonsteroids said...
ReplyDeleteCoincidence or Signal ?
Never attribute to malice which can be explained away by incompetence and bumbling.
Never attribute to malice which can be explained away by incompetence and bumbling.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I forgot who was in charge for a moment.
This is realwest again y'all -
ReplyDeleteThe Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 32% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8 (see trends).
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
Sasquatch, pajamas media is all over this.
ReplyDeletehttp://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/09/17/sending-signals/#comments
Sorry for the sloppiness, I'm still trying to figure out IE 7
And yet again from Rasmussen:
ReplyDelete"Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters nationwide now oppose the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the highest level of opposition yet measured and includes 44% who are Strongly Opposed."
Just 43% now favor the proposal, including 24% who Strongly Favor it.
But the overall picture remains one of stability. While the numbers have bounced a bit following nationally televised appearances by the president to promote the plan, opposition has generally stayed above 50% since early July. Support has been in the low to mid 40s."
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/september_2009/health_care_reform
More science news (yeah, I am a geek and nerd).
ReplyDeleteNasa has found the coldest spot in the solar system.
25 degrees above absolute zero.
Hey PaladinPhil - it's not just the ROE's it's more like the CiC - in Vietnam we tried to win the hearts and minds and did such a crappy job of it - with lots of American casualties as a result, we pretty much changed our tactics and did our best to kill all of the enemy. Then Nixon was elected partly on the basis of his pledge to get out of Vietnam and it no longer mattered what the ROE was, most US troops tried to avoid combat; no one wanted to be the last American to die in Vietnam.
ReplyDeleteOur current CiC is trying to have it both ways:
win over the populace (a GREAT idea in a counter-insurgency war) AND beat the Taliban about the head and shoulders. But he hasn't authorized enough troops to do either job particularly well.
And Sasquatch - hello! I haven't been trying to hide my identity, TypePad has been!
Do I have to get dressed before I get a cup of coffee, or are my Bert and Ernie jammies okay?
ReplyDeleteSorry for the sloppiness, I'm still trying to figure out IE 7
ReplyDeletehey, no prob.
Thanks for the link.
Real - No problem,just messing with ya, bud.
ReplyDeleteJCM,
LOL, Thanks for the visual.
Hey, Mornin' RW!
ReplyDeleteWhat up with the nic?
6p00e55005f9c78834
;-)
I emailed Dustoff last night telling to come on over.
I can't wait to get this code done, so I start working on my next Big Idea™ - a social networking service where you can send drunken arrogant insulting updates to your friends... I'm gonna call it Twatter™.
ReplyDeleterealwest said...
ReplyDeleteYeah we need far more troops on the ground. Unfortunately we will be pulling out soon. Our military needs to come home to rest, relax, refit, and retrain. They are doing a good job, but we have been over stretched and undermanned for years. Not something we are proud of. Harper is the one that confirmed it. I still have contacts in the reserves and know a lot of friends that were deployed overseas in the late 90's. If we could only increase the size of our standing army it would be great. It only lasts though as long as a conservative government is in power. Once the Liberals get in they start slashing the military with no regards to what it costs us in the long run. I hate Trudeau for what he started in the late 60's and through the 70's and early 80's.
Phil...
ReplyDeleteThere is an easier way. Give me the Easy Button.
http://render64.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/responsive-adaptations/
OVER EASY
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I can't wait to get this code done, so I start working on my next Big Idea™ - a social networking service where you can send drunken arrogant insulting updates to your friends... I'm gonna call it Twatter™.
ReplyDeleteHA !
free idea - A netwoking service where you can call all of your old girlfriends at 1:30AM every Saturday night with the push of a button.
BootyCall.
Hey JCM! Good to see you! I sent him an e-mail on Wednesday and he said he was gonna be out of town over the weekend. Maybe gonna be with family for Rosh Hashanna?
ReplyDeleteAnway, I don't expect to see him out here before Sunday at the earliest.
And P2 - " If we could only increase the size of our standing army it would be great. It only lasts though as long as a conservative government is in power. Once the Liberals get in they start slashing the military with no regards to what it costs us in the long run."
Sounds like the US, except of course we only have about 14 or 15 true liberals (Daniel Patrick Moynihan comes to mind) remaining. But change liberal to Leftist and it's the same shit down here!
"Your OpenID credentials could not be verified"
ReplyDelete17 times. Open ID is broken, google the above sentence.
We can't supply more troops on the ground.
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ReplyDeleteSecurity guards gather in front of a shopping mall where military vehicles will pass towards Tiananmen Square, ahead of a rehearsal for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing September 18, 2009. The Chinese government is flooding Beijing with armed police and up to one million security "volunteers" to head off any unrest over October's sensitive anniversary of 60 years of Communist Party rule.
Unrest ? In a Communist country ?
It's Paradise, I tells ya!
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Hell, we cancel true defensive system designed to protect our allies from rogue nations. Instead relying on an open hand, which has already been slapped aside. Despite the abundant historical evidence that a strong defensive posture is effective in deterring others from aggressive actions.
ReplyDeleteIf the current administration doesn't understand that basic lesson of history there is ZERO chance they'd increase man power in areas they could be offensive in nature. Although again historically you'd be hard pressed to find true offensive use of our military.
Buckle up, it's gonna' be a rough ride.
render64 said....
ReplyDeleteGood post. It makes a lot of sense. That's the only reason why the government won't go for it.
realwest said...
Up here Liberal is not a slam, that's the name of the center/left political party. All they have done is steal ideas from the left and right and claim them as there own. Healthcare up here was championed by Tommy Douglas of the CCF(father to the NDP). Liberals stole it, implemented it, and claimed all the glory. Also the Liberal party, under Lester B. Pearson, helped create the United Nation Peacekeepers. Look at what that institution is like now.
/nuff said.
//should know better to rant when hungover. ;-)
Let's say you're preparing dinner and you realize with dismay that you don't have any certified organic Tuscan kale. What to do?
ReplyDeleteHere's how Michelle Obama handled this very predicament Thursday afternoon:
The Secret Service and the D.C. police brought in three dozen vehicles and shut down H Street, Vermont Avenue, two lanes of I Street and an entrance to the McPherson Square Metro station. They swept the area, in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs, with bomb-sniffing dogs and installed magnetometers in the middle of the street, put up barricades to keep pedestrians out, and took positions with binoculars atop trucks. Though the produce stand was only a block or so from the White House, the first lady hopped into her armored limousine and pulled into the market amid the wail of sirens.
Hi-Ho, the Derry-O
Isn't that special.
Wolf bombs on Jeopardy
ReplyDeleteCNN must be so proud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goLOQUAptmA&NR=1
ReplyDeletethis is some of the most beautiful music you will ever hear. I am on my knees in tears.
Thank you yma o hyd
Wendy said
ReplyDeleteLet's say you're preparing dinner and you realize with dismay that you don't have any certified organic Tuscan kale. What to do?
And just what was the carbon footprint for the fricken kale since a whole motorcade went to pick it up?
Oh, and BTW - WAB never cooked a meal in her life.
ReplyDeleteAtillaTheHoney said...
ReplyDeleteOh, and BTW - WAB never cooked a meal in her life.
Really? I don't think I have heard that before. Wouldn't surprise me though.
I went to a farmers market last weekend. Picked up a flat of fresh berries, and a bunch of finger potatoes and other root veggies.
ReplyDeleteI didn't look to see if they were organic.
Used WIC coupons. Since we do foster care we get WIC, and yes WIC gives out coupons for use only at farmers markets. If it weren't for the coupons I would have gone across the street to Albertson's and got the same thing cheaper, expect for the berries those were a deal.
Something to think about, WIC (tax money) handing out coupons for farmers markets....
Made an excellent pot roast with the veggies.
Good morning everybody.
ReplyDeleteWolf Bombs on Jeopardy!
ReplyDeleteIt was a rough night for CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday night's "Jeopardy!"
The "Situation Room" anchor came in last -- and even in the red before Final Jeopardy -- and lost to Dana Delany and Andy Richter.
He lost to Andy Richter? What a dunbass!
Hey Phil,
ReplyDeleteDo you follow this blog: http://toyoufromfailinghands.blogspot.com/
It's excellent for covering the Canadian military scene. And yeah, the Liberals truly f*cked up our military. They are great people, but they are badly undersized and terribly underfunded.
hey Kenneth. I should know all about the undersized and underfunding. In 1986 when I joined the reserves I was issued a rifle with a date stamp on the barrel of 1959. We rarely had the funds for weekend exercises. Live fire range weekends were about twice a year. Need I go on?
ReplyDelete/oh and I was born in 1968, so that rifle was much older then I was.
//I missed it when I got the M-16....
Goodaftermorning to all!
ReplyDeleteEatitorwearit, glad you could make it.
ACORN story fells the big oaks of mainstream media
ReplyDeleteACORN (and the MSM) forgot one important thing.
Well y'all - after trying I dont' know how many times and getting that effin' red notice about OpenID, I've got to go. We are still without water, but fortunately I bought a WHOLE LOT of bottled water several months ago when we were supposed to get hit by a severe storm -which never occured.
ReplyDeleteBut Mom kept all the bottled water so we're ok so far.
And I'm afraid I do have to go now. I hope y'allhave a great day and that I get the chance to see you all down the road.
Afternoon Pink Good to see you this afternoon
ReplyDeleteMore anti-regime protests in Iran...
ReplyDeletehttp://pajamasmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/09/17/here-we-go/
Bye realwest, have yourself a good day now.
ReplyDeleteHey C2ers. My two kids have totally kicked my ass today. I need a nap and I still have 4 hours before I get to say"time to go girls". The roller coasters are great though. The Hulk and Dueling Dragons are FANTASTIC. The new Harry Poter ride looks like it is going to be awesome.
ReplyDeleteThe Problem with You Conservatives
ReplyDeleteI am writing this column because some lone voice in the wilderness has to speak the truth to power about how you conservatives are ruining your own lives, this country, and, yes, even the entire planet. If Gaia herself could speak to you, she would give you troglodytes a tongue-lashing — and that’s just for the polar bears alone. You don’t want to get her started on the drilling for oil. Mother Earth does not like having people stick things in her sensitive places, conservatives!
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-problem-with-you-conservatives/
ETR -
ReplyDeleteI'm at work. Thanks for letting me know you're having a great time.
No, really, Thanks.
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Hope the girls are enjoying themselves.
Hi again Erik. Glad to hear you are enjoying yourself.
ReplyDeleteAnd now from News Center WTF?
Quebec junior hockey player convicted of assault with a weapon. Read the story and you will shake your head.
Rough day today.
ReplyDeleteHeard an honor code case wherein there was much weeping. Much of it was from the person who brought the complaint. While the accuser was convinced of the persons guilt, she begged with tears for clemency.
It was a liberal moment if ever there was one.
sas
ReplyDeleteETR is evil, evil.....
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ETR
Sounds like you're having a blast!
Durn if this time differential thing isn't driving me nuts.
ReplyDeleteI must be 30 degrees of longitude from the server. All of this is creating locative incertitude.
It was a liberal moment if ever there was one.
ReplyDeleteSocial justice ....yes.
Regular old justice, not so much.
PF -- yup.
ReplyDelete1. I am a good person.
2. I do not want to think evil of other people.
3. This person has done something wrong.
4. See item 1
5. See item 2
6. If I thought evil of this person, I would cease to be a good person.
7. See item 1
QED -- The person obviously did not do something wrong, or at least not wrong enough to deserve punishment.
If you code that, I suspect you will find some significant errors in the proof.
Intel Used by Obama Found Iran Long-Range Missile Capacity Would Take 3-5 Years Longer
ReplyDeletePresident Obama, in reaching his decision to ditch a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, used information from a May 2009 National Intelligence Estimate that said Iran would take three to five years longer than originally anticipated to build a long-range missile system, a senior administration official confirmed Friday.
Whew, I feel so much better that they're 3-5 years from a missile.
Why do I get the feeling that's the best case intelligence estimate and not the worst case?
Liberalism is a psychological disorder. Massive cognitive dissonance.
ReplyDelete...and you've captured it in a nutshell.
Why do I get the feeling that's the best case intelligence estimate and not the worst case?
ReplyDeleteAnd don't forget, this is from the same people who gave us "Saddam has piles of WMDs" and "Those aren't asperin factories, my randy friend."
...and you've captured it in a nutshell.
ReplyDeleteFreudian pink slip?
Ha! LOL
ReplyDeleteRush is playing clips from MRO's little health care talk today.....
ReplyDeleteOMG!
Paraphrase....
When Sasha was 4 months got sick when pedestrian said get to an ER "I thought what would happen if I didn't have insurance."
BULLSHIT! She never thought that, just get the kid to ER.
I related last night the story of my adopted daughter, born to a homeless druggie 2 months premature and very sick. She got the best neonatal intensive care available in Seattle.
Then MRO went on, (pharaphrase) "When my husband's health care plan passes we will be blessed."
GAG!
I'll look for the video.....
OK, time to go torture the children.
ReplyDeleteLater, all.
Does He Lie?
ReplyDeleteBy Charles Krauthammer
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/09/18/does_he_lie_98363.html
"Obama doesn't lie. He implies, he misdirects, he misleads -- so fluidly and incessantly that he risks transmuting eloquence into mere slickness."
Of course you're gagging JCM. They are trying to cram that crap down your throat.
ReplyDeleteLucius Septimius
ReplyDeleteKnown.
Rogue Regime, making threats to use WMD.
Known.
Nuclear weapons program, close to a weapon.
Known.
Delivery system program.
Unknown.
When delivery program and weapons program can be mated.
When speaking of defense you have to "honor the threat" meaning take a threat seriously.
Prudence should dictate we "honor the threat."
Later, Lucius!
ReplyDeletePink...you have a beard?
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon all.
The Kremlin really does want a war between the West and Iran.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rferl.org/content/The_Kremlin_Wants_A_War_in_Iran/1824223.html
Hail Hail the gangs all here....
ReplyDeleteHi Jorline!
ReplyDeleteYes, and he is pink. :P
Kenneth said...
ReplyDeleteThe Kremlin really does want a war between the West and Iran.
I agree 100% Kenneth.
Russia is like the dog that looks for scraps under the dining room table during family meals.
Pink Freud said...
ReplyDeleteHi Jorline!
Yes, and he is pink. :P
COOLLLLLLL I hope you are well today.
Jorline,
ReplyDeleteThe price of oil will soar, Russia's influence in the Gulf will rise, while the US will be the bad guy again. It's a win-win for Russia.
C2 created him for me ...isn't he great!?
ReplyDeleteCan't complain, Jorline ....I hope you're enjoying you day too. Sounds like Erik's had enough fun for all of us. :-)
Pink Freud said...
ReplyDeleteSounds like Erik's had enough fun for all of us. :-)
I don't know about that. I have been fed popcorn, subs, and keep turning down offers of cotton candy. Department here at work is having a small function, and they aren't ignoring the Security guard(namely me). I feel stuffed. Will definitely have to walk extra this weekend just to keep from packing on any weight I have lost. I love this job.
I remember when you were sweating the 'big news' ...I think that's when you found out about this shift you're on now?
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad it's working out so well for you.
Pink: From nights, to afternoons, to days. It has been an interesting year, cest non?
ReplyDelete/and when I find that bastard who cursed me.....
Pot plants growing on High Street
ReplyDeletePolice in a New Jersey town confirm the odd-looking plants they pulled last week from a flower basket in Millville’s business district were indeed marijuana.
sasquatchonsteroids said...
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha...oops!
New thread upstairs.
ReplyDeleteWell it's work day end, and a Friday. See you folks all much later tonight. And L'Shana Tova to our friends celebrating this weekend.
ReplyDeleteSee you later, P2! Thanks for hanging out!
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