Posts Tagged ‘michelle malkin’
Why A Civil Society Extends Unemployment Benefits | www.bullfax.com
Apparently Michelle Malkin went on This Week and, in the course of arguing against an extension of Unemployment Insurance benefits said that Larry Katz believes such an extension would increase unemployment. Turns out that Katz believes ... Read more: Why A Civil Society Extends Unemployment Benefits | www.bullfax.com
E-mail of the day: Commander-in-chief in mom jeans on daughter’s bike
From reader Lynn S.: “I like this photo of Dear Leader on his daughter’s bike and wearing his mom jeans…Is he ringing the little bell to warn others on the paved trail? .” Snort. Lynn contrasts the current commander-in-chief with his predecessor: Pictures worth a thousand words… *** Another clueless [...]
Culture of dependency: Record number on government dole; Obama to push for more
One in six Americans is now on government aid. Liberals consider this a sign that their system is working. Via USA Today: Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid, the federal-state [...]
‘Restoring Honor’: The Day After Wrap-Up & Whitewash
**Written by Doug Powers The challenge: to trivialize this in order to dismiss it as irrelevant: No simple task. The best way dismiss the gathering is to make it into a racial issue (no big surprise). This requires proving it’s all about racism, but in order to do so, the media must wade into the crowd, find unwhite people, and patronize [...]
DNC’s Alaska amnesia
Via the NSRC: “DNC Spokesperson Doesn’t Know Alaskan Dem Candidate’s Name.” Via WaPo: His name is Scott McAdams, and he stands a remote chance of beating Miller or current Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in November. As The Post’s Chris Cillizza put it in an online live chat late Wednesday morning: “I have heard [...]
Breaking News: Obamas Having a Great Time on Vacation
**Written by Doug Powers Is it just me, or is ABC’s Jake Tapper being a little sarcastic? In Tapper’s “breaking news” story, he writes about yet another tightly guarded secret. On Monday, the manager of an ice cream shop went into “I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you” mode when asked what [...]
Helpful Tip for Obamaniacs: Turn Off Google’s ‘Auto Complete’ Feature Before Searching For Info About Your Hero
**Written by Doug Powers By way of Moonbattery, it’s time once again for “Fun with Google’s ‘auto-complete’ feature.” If you’re a fan of the president, you might want to just turn it off: That really happens. Go try it yourself. I hear Chris Matthews uses it as his version of “thinking about [...]
HSINO: The $600 million Homeland Security In Name Only bill
I know border security hucksterism when I see it — whether it’s from Democrats or Republicans. Longtime readers will remember that when pro-shamnesty President Bush and the GOP backed a Secure Fence Act in 2007, I called it what it was: The Fence in Name Only. Sadly, the call was all too right. Today, the president will sign a $600 [...]
That Los Angeles Times Sure Has a Good Sense of Humor
**Written by Doug Powers Too funny: But wait — somebody at the Jakarta Globe has an even better sense of humor: Yep, it’s a story about the president’s Ramadan message to Muslims accompanied by a photo of Obama reading Green Eggs & Ham. Niiice. (h/t for the LAT pic to ZIP) **Written by Doug Powers Twitter [...]
Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan Get a Little Surprise at Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport
**Written by Doug Powers From the USO Dallas/Ft. Worth Facebook page: This morning at DFW Airport, George and Laura Bush greeted 150 (very surprised) troops as they arrived home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Their expressions were so priceless! Some pictures: A few more photos (larger size) are here. Welcome home to our troops and thanks to [...]
Summer of corruption: Blago verdict watch & Jesse Jackson, Jr. watch; Update: Jury wants “clarification;” Update: DEADLOCKED
Scroll for updates… It’s Day 11 of the Blagojevich verdict watch. Buzz from Chicago is that the jury deliberations may drag into next week. Defense lawyers are now regretting that Jesse Jackson, Jr. (Senate Candidate No. 5) didn’t make it onto the stand, via Chicago Sun Times: Michael Ettinger, attorney for Robert Blagojevich, [...]
“Edujobs” money going to states that don’t need it
As I said this morning: It’s not about the children. It’s about political self-preservation. Chris Moody at The Daily Caller follows the “EduJobs”/BigGovJobs money and discovers that, lo and behold, the $26 billion bailout will help states that don’t need the dough: The federal government estimates that the bill will [...]
Harry Reid pulls out race card again, whacks himself in the head
When Dingy Harry last opened his mouth to spout off about race, he was blabbing to left-leaning journalist/authors about Obama’s “light skin” and lack of a “Negro dialect.” Masochistic minority Democrats rallied around Reid at a dog-and-pony rally, though at least one person spoke truth to power. Flashback: “If he [...]
Report: Former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Dies in Plane Crash
**Written by Doug Powers It was reported earlier that a plane carrying former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and ex-NASA chief Sean O’Keefe crashed in southwest Alaska. CBS News Radio is reporting via Twitter that Stevens has died in the crash. No word yet on other fatalities. Update: KTUU confirms (they’re confirming a friend said Stevens [...]
Stop the BigGovJobs bill; Update: Bill passes 247-161; Obama signs the bill
Scroll for updates… The Democrats call their $26 billion, Big Labor/bankrupt states’ bailout legislation the “EduJobs” bill. Let’s inject some truth in advertising. The “EduJobs” bill is nothing but a BigGovJobs bill — a massive election season pay-off to Democrat special interests. With your money. [...]
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