Memorial Day.

NYC teacher claims she was fired for using the word “negro” in Spanish class. BTW, for those who weren’t aware, “negro” is the Spanish word for “black.” Oh, and also BTW, the fired teacher is also black. BTW, we did mention this is a “school” that fired her, right?

“Sitting is the new smoking.” “‘The chair is out to kill us,’ a Mayo doctor says. Several studies point to the health risks of too much sitting.” We can see it now – “Bloomberg to ban chairs that don’t contain upwards-pointing spikes in the seats!” “Congress debates new sofa tax!” “States sue La-Z-Boy to recover healthcare costs for diseases caused by its recliners!” Big Furniture in the crosshairs…

IRS Employees Union: Keep us out of Obamacare exchanges. “The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) opposes legislation (H.R. 1780) that will push federal employees out of the FEHBP and into the insurance exchanges established under Obamacare.” Hope no one out there is injured by the exploding irony meters.

Taxes for Revenue Only? The IRS’s corruption has deep historical roots. “The rallying cry of small-government advocates in the late 19th century was a ‘tariff for revenue only!’ They understood the kind of corruption that a complicated tariff or tax code inevitably breeds, despite the best intentions that the public-spirited might have. The IRS scandal demonstrates just how right they were.” But today’s politicians are such inept idiots, they need to pay thru the nose for votes.

Hillary Clinton to TELL ALL in a blockbuster $25 million memoir – so there will be NO secrets left to uncover when she runs for president in 2016! “Hillary’s going to come clean for the votes. She’ll admit that she’s bisexual and has had lesbian relationships.” Some people will literally do anything to win elections. But, (altogether now… 1, 2, 3…) What difference does it make?????

Thought of the day. Osama, Obama, what difference does it make, senator?

Did Eric Holder lie in Congressional testimony last week? No this is not a trick question… Holder stated: “In regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material. This is not something I’ve ever been involved in, heard of, or would think would be wise policy.” “As it turns out, Holder not only heard of it, he personally approved it.”

UK man charged with making “racist or anti-religious” Facebook comments about British soldier’s death. The perp, a “father-of-one, from Manchester, had fought in Afghanistan with the 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.” Right about now, he’s probably wondering why he bothered.

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul. “It makes an untruth out of what the president said – that if you like your insurance, you could keep it,” said Joe Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Int’l Union. “That is not going to be true for millions of workers now.” A group predicted these very problems 3 years ago… they were known as the “RAAAAACISTS!”

“Youth gang riots in the Swedish capital Stockholm have entered fifth straight night.” “The police won’t protect the people who work and have their money redistributed to people who don’t work and don’t even like Sweden. It’s the taxpayers who should be protesting, but they’re humbly cowering hoping for police protection, and they can’t even get that.” Pundits often said Sweden was the place were socialism worked… and they were right!

Conservative group’s lawsuit targets IRS employees personally. “True the Vote is not only suing the IRS, but also taking action against the IRS employees who participated in the harassment of the voter education and election monitoring organization. Those employees could personally be held liable to pay damages that would be established in litigation.” If they were just doing what they were told, they now got a reason to reveal who told ’em…

Outgoing LA mayor Villaraigosa is broke. Metaphor alert: “Close associates and City Hall insiders… concur that Villaraigosa, the highest-paid mayor in the country, at $232,735 a year, is broke — and has next to nothing lined up.” And he doesn’t just need a job, he needs a job that pays around $750K a year to maintain a movie star/jet-setter lifestyle. Hey, if his pants’ crease measure up to David Brooks’ standards, he’s a shoe-in for president.

Holder OK’d search warrant for Fox News reporter’s private emails, official says. Not to worry – Obama said “he was calling on Congress to pass a media shield law and had raised the issue with Holder, ‘who shares my concern.'” See, he caused a problem and fixed it! Next time he screws someone over, you should just trust him to remedy it without even bothering to raise the issue with him and create a ruckus. Fore!

Whom is Obama quoting here? During his speech on Al Qaeda and terrorism, Obama makes another of his sooper-genius gaffes. It sounds like he says “Jay Madison’s” although others think he said “Jane Madison’s” or “Jame Madison’s”. You be the judge – and don’t let no low-level officials at the IRS or YouTube filmmakers push you around.

Why the IRS went after the Tea Party instead of establishment Republicans. “The Republican Establishment is pea green with envy but also embarrassment ‘that the IRS did not think them worthy of harassing, or even worse, on the same side as the IRS.'” As Judge Andrew Napolitano said, there is just one party, the Big Government party. The media and the crony capitalist corporate entities are part of that cabal as well, which explains their hostility.

British troops advised not to wear uniform outside bases. “Defence sources said the order had been given that uniform should not be worn by those travelling alone, or on public transport as a ‘common sense precaution’ immediately after the killing.” Well, the troops were already told to wear disguises on commercial flights so this is just the next step.

Insurers feel pressure from health group with ties to White House. “The links between a nonprofit promoting President Obama’s healthcare law and the White House have created an ‘air of expectation’ that insurers will contribute to the group, according to an insurance industry official.” Another day, another scandal from Chicago on the Potomac.

JournoList’s IRS angle begins to gel. “Today, we may be seeing the results of that Tuesday afternoon confab at the White House:
Josh Marshall (10:15a.m.): Lerner Must Go talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/…
Ezra Klein (9:45a.m.): Heads should roll at IRS washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog…”
Is Lerner going to fall on her sword willingly? Maybe not: “If Lerner knew that Obama had made the decision to set her up to take the fall, ultimately her only way out is with Congress. Given those two choices Issa may not look so bad after all. She may be looking to take that way out without giving the obvious appearance of squealing.”

KMOV fires Larry Connors. Larry Connors, the journalist (not “journ0list”) who actually had the temerity to ask President Quagmire tough questions last year and alleged that the IRS began targeting him after that interview. Why was Larry fired? Well, Dana Loesch says that a former director at KMOV’s parent company, Belo Corp, is a “giant Democrat who left to work for the admin” – but that’s probably just bad luck or something.

Confusion erupts in IRS hearing after Lois Lerner tries to plead the 5th. “You don’t get to tell your side of the story and not be subjected to cross-examination. That’s not the way it works. She waived her right to Fifth Amendment privilege by issuing an opening statement, she ought to stand here and answer our questions.” Just a reminder: when you sign your tax return, it says any incorrect statement constitutes prejury even though you are nowhere near a court of law. Talk about one-sided.

Thought of the Day. Honesty, integrity and competence don’t matter… it’s just whether or not the media nitwits like you or not.

Stymied by socialist policies, the French start to quit France. Go ahead – Laffer your asses off.

What is California attempting to hide? “A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms [Obamacare] granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, potentially shielding the public from seeing how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent.” Opacity is the new transparency!

Liberal pundits gather in West Wing. “Spotted: @joshtpm @capehartj @ezraklein & other lefty columnists headed into the West Wing as a group. POTUS coffee? Carney meeting? Anyone?” For some reason, the word “ventriloquism” comes to mind.