U.S. Army covered up failures of faulty rifle for more than a decade. As if it’s not bad enough sending men over there with rules of engagement so restrictive they can’t do their jobs, we also give them a rifle that jams as soon as they’re in a firefight. The money quote:
“Why does the world’s greatest superpower have less capable small arms than the enemy? For whatever reasons, we are perfectly happy to give soldiers and Marines crappy small arms and not pay any attention to it.”
Transcript of Fed minutes – January 2008:
“As you know, we are not forecasting a recession.”
What Ukrainian protesters found after over-running presidential palace. Giant sailing ship in a pond, a warehouse full of vehicles, even peacocks. The president was living well. As Gandhi said, “There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.”
In New York City, black abortions outnumber live births. In 2012 there were 31,328 abortions among “non-Hispanic blacks,” and 24,758 births… so it is officially genocide now.
Splitting California into six states a little closer to getting on ballot. IHTM is on the fence: we sympathize with the desire of Jefferson residents to escape the loony bin, but God help the nation if we end up with six Senator Boxers.
American media blacks out Snowden interview. On Sunday there was a major political event in the rest of the world: NSA contractor Edward Snowden sat down for an interview with a German television network. No one covered the event in the U.S. and YouTube keeps taking down the video as fast as it’s posted. Welcome to the (Dis) Information Age.
Humans appear naturally programmed to obey robots. Hmm, maybe that’s why Democrats keep doing what Obama says.
New Fatwa warns Muslims not to go live on Mars. The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment in the United Arab Emirates says the trip is so dangerous it’s suicidal and people who commit suicide do not fare well in the hereafter. Meanwhile, of course, while these religious geniuses ponder and pontificate about Mars, nary a day passes without some idiot Muslim killing himself with a suicide bomb somewhere.
20th Century Fox cuts Satan out of movie because he looks too much like Obama. That’s Hollywood: anything to avoid embarrassing the president even if it means editing the content of the Bible.
Pussy Riot arrested in Sochi. Sure, it’s fun to watch the Olympics, but it’s important to remember that Putin is former KGB and Russia is not exactly an enlightened democracy, as exemplified by this knee-jerk police-state tailing and arrest of harmless punk rockers.
Artist breaks museum vase in protest, then finds out it was worth $1 million. Oops. He thought he was breaking a worthless piece of colorfully painted pottery to make a point about mistreatment of local artists. Turns out it was an ancient Chinese vase from the Neolithic period… six or seven thousand years old.
Heavy winter snows revive U.S. interest in Skijoring. A demonstration sport in the 1928 Winter Olympics that fell out of favor, Skijoring involves being pulled by an animal (any animal) while wearing skis, slaloming through gates at 40 mph while plucking rings as you pass, and going over jumps. Hey, it doesn’t sound any more ridiculous than ice dancing or curling.
City of New York introduces new KYNG-size condom. Seems appropriate. At first glance, the condom business seems like a strange activity for city government, but think about it: with the new communist mayor, bureaucrats will be giving New Yorkers a bigger screwing so…
Bill Nye the (anti-) Science Guy can’t tell South Pole from North Pole. Bill Nye as defender of the Global Warming scam is the best friend skeptics have. This time, on NBC’s Meet the Press, he held up a picture of the Arctic and asked, “‘Would you say that the Antarctic has less ice than it used to?”
Ninth grade biology class question: “Who’s the baby daddy?”
“The sister of the mom above also had issues with finding out who the father of her baby was. She had the state take a blood test of potential fathers. Based on the information in this table, why was the baby taken away by the state after the test?”
Possibilities listed in the table included the cable guy, a bartender, the mailman, a cab driver, or some guy she met at a club. So at least she narrowed it down.
“Most dysfunctional team in Sochi” blames their clothing. The highly favored U.S. speedskaters arrived in Sochi with brand new, top secret, high-tech suits designed by defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The skaters haven’t won a single medal and they hate the suits. Lockheed… Lockheed… hey, isn’t that the people who designed the F-35?
Honoring President Alexander Hamilton:.
“Starting tomorrow, Groupon will be kicking off Presidents Day weekend by giving customers 10 dollars off 40 dollars… The $10 bill, as everyone knows, features President Alexander Hamilton – undeniably one of our greatest presidents…”
It’s been a discouraging week. Federal judges confusing the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution, a survey that says 25% of Americans don’t know the planet circles the sun, Republicans giving Obama a blank check… and now this.
Today is National Youth Enrollment Day for Obamacare. Unfortunately, Healthcare.gov is down for three days. Oh those fortunate youth.
A disturbing discovery by researchers. Look closely at the photo. Yes, that’s an American alligator about ten feet over the water, up in a tree. It turns out crocodiles and alligators can climb trees – something residents who live near the critters all around the world have been trying to tell the “experts” for years.
This week’s sign of the impending Apocalypse: Romania’s parliament is debating whether to grant human rights to dolphins. Eric Holder is watching closely – if he finds out that dolphins lean left politically, he’ll be all over this issue like olive oil on sardines.
When stupid people are federal judges… they end up looking silly. Judge Arenda Wright Allen ruled Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional today, on Valentine’s Day, and made a fool of herself with the first sentence of the second paragraph of her ruling:
“Our Constitution declares that ‘all men’ are created equal. Surely this means all of us…”
One would think a judge ruling on constitutionality would actually be familiar with the Constitution. Can you guess which president appointed this ninny?
What’s happening to American women? The women pictured above were all recently arrested for physically abusing boyfriends who refused to give them sex. C’mon, ladies, we men are sick of being sex objects. We have feelings. And sometimes we just have a headache.
Democrats publicly calling on IRS for help with re-elections. Now that Obama showed them how to use the IRS like the Soviets used the KGB, they all want to try it.
Illinois partners with The Onion to sell Obamacare. Apparently Mad Magazine ad rates were too high.
Sinkhole swallows eight vintage Corvettes. Looks like someone in the underworld wanted a new ride – be wary of red-complected gentlemen driving Corvettes for a while.
