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Bad news: President Obama will not deport @PiersMorgan (chuckle)

Posted by: ST on January 9, 2013 at 6:57 pm » 8 Comments

Darn it: The White House defended Morgan’s First Amendment right to free speech regarding the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The White House officially responded to a petition to deport Piers Morgan on Wednesday by defending the CNN anchor’s right to free speech regarding the Second Amendment right to bear arms. “Let’s not let [...]

 

Another reason to like Tim Scott

Posted by: Phineas on December 18, 2012 at 3:01 pm » 2 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Aside from the fact that the current representative and senator-designate from South Carolina has a good character, the right politics, and a clear-eyed view of our real problem, he worries all the right people: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People isn’t too excited about the appointment of Rep. Tim [...]

 

In the EU, you may not say water fights dehydration

Posted by: Phineas on December 9, 2012 at 2:09 pm » 11 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Yes, you read that right: Drinking water does not ease dehydration, the European Union has ruled – and anyone who disagrees faces two years in prison. The decision – after three years of discussions – results from an attempt by two German academics to test EU advertising rules which set down when companies [...]

 

#FiscalCliff: The entitlement explosion in must-see charts

Posted by: ST on December 6, 2012 at 2:33 pm » 6 Comments

Ok, so I’m officially depressed now after seeing this. I knew it was really bad, but seriously underestimated the level. Most Republicans understand this and know tough choices need to be made. Nearly all Democrats, on the other hand, think most entitlements should remain untouched and that instead we should just gut the defense budget. [...]

 

Detroit City Councilwoman to Obama: You won our vote, now show us the money

Posted by: ST on December 5, 2012 at 12:35 pm » 8 Comments

Via MyFox Detroit: DETROIT (WJBK) — The city of Detroit faces a major financial crisis and one member of city council thinks President Barack Obama should step in and help. City Council member JoAnn Watson said Tuesday the citizens support of Obama in last month’s election was enough reason for the president to bailout the [...]

 

The hypocrisy of elitist twerps, such as Bob Costas

Posted by: Phineas on December 4, 2012 at 1:01 pm » 3 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Armed protection for me, but not for thee: Bob Costas’ gun control rant was bad but made worse by one key point — he lives much of his life with the benefit of armed security. (i.e., men with guns). If you’ve ever been to an NFL game this point is academic. The [...]

 

Food-Stamp Nation: another proud moment for Barack Obama

Posted by: Phineas on November 26, 2012 at 1:32 pm » 3 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Here’s something that jumped out at me over the holiday weekend — there are more people on food stamps than the  total population of 24 states combined: In November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that a record 47,102,780 individuals receive food stamps. According to US. Census Bureau data, that figure exceeds [...]

 

The mindless, predictable politicization of Hurricane #Sandy

Posted by: ST on October 31, 2012 at 11:58 am » 7 Comments

Well said, Wall Street Journal: We know liberals are worried that President Obama might lose next week, but are they so panicky that they want to suggest even before the storm has passed that Mitt Romney and Republicans are against disaster relief? Apparently so. It’s an especially low-rent tactic, akin to blaming the tea party [...]

 

And if that last chart didn’t convince you…

Posted by: Phineas on October 17, 2012 at 2:45 pm » 5 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Here’s another, this time of the growth in food-stamp recipients under Barack Obama: (Click here for a larger version) There are now nearly 20 million more Americans on food stamps now that there were when Obama took office. Gee, do you think it could have anything to do with the fact that, [...]

 

BREAKING: Politician refreshingly honest on a topic – media, pundits rush to condemn

Posted by: ST on September 18, 2012 at 10:27 am » 11 Comments

(NOTE: I’m working to fix the Tweet links in this post so that they show up as actual tweets. Thanks.) Sigh. Via The Politico: COSTA MESA, Calif. — Mitt Romney held a hastily arranged press conference here to engage in damage control hours after a video surfaced that showed him at a private May fundraiser [...]