War against truth: UK teenager banned from U.S. for life for calling Obama a prick

Luke Angel, a 17-year old British teenager has been banned from America for life for calling President Obama “a prick” in an email to the White House.

Barack Obama’s supporters have called him The Greatest President In History, The Most Intelligent President In History, and now they can add The Most Thin-Skinned President In History.

Luke Angel, a 17-year old British teenager has been banned from America for life for calling President Obama “a prick” in an email to the White House.

The Sun UK has the details:

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17-year old Luke Angel is a bad boy. An honest bad boy.

The FBI asked local cops to tell college student Luke Angel, 17, his drunken insult was “unacceptable.”

Angel said he fired off a single email criticizing the U.S. government after seeing a TV program about the 9/11 attacks.

He said, “I don’t remember exactly what I wrote as I was drunk. But I think I called Barack Obama a p***k. It was silly — the sort of thing you do when you’re a teenager and have had a few.”

Angel, of Bedford, in central England, said it was “a bit extreme” for the FBI to act. “The police came and took my picture and told me I was banned from America forever. I don’t really care but my parents aren’t very happy.”

A Bedford Police spokesman confirmed they had spoken to Angel about the email. Officers will take no criminal action.

We say shame on Angel. He should not have called President Obama a prick. The proper terminology is socialist prick.

Just a little advice for young Luke: If you ever change your mind and decide you do want to visit the United States, no problem. Just fly to Mexico first and walk across the border illegally. President Obama will then greet you warmly, offer you free medical care, a job and citizenship.

Source: MyFoxDC

Gimme a P. Gimme an A. Gimme an N. Gimme a T. Gimme an S. What does it spell? Caving in to Iran.

The political correctness scoreboard the score was Iran 1, USA 0 because the Team USA dancers were required to wear long pants in what was called a “nod to Muslim law.”

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Nothing to cheer about: Team USA cheerleaders cover up for Team Iran

Team USA kicked Iran’s ass in the basketball world championships. The final score was the United States 88, Iran 51.

But on the political correctness scoreboard the score was Iran 1, USA 0 because the Team USA dancers were required to wear long pants in what was called a “nod to Muslim law.”

The Associated Press uncovered the cover-up:

[In] a nod to the Iranian supporters in Istanbul — which included minister of sports Ali Saeedlou earlier in the tournament — dancers were ordered to cover up for their performances during the game. Islam prohibits women from exposing their skin in public, and Iranian officials had turned their backs when the dancers performed in earlier games.

The dancers wore long pants Wednesday.

This, of course, is in sharp contrast to the way the Obama administration normally drops its pants for the Iranians.

Source: Associated Press

Calling the left crazy a year ago makes us look sane now

Don’t look for the Huffington Post to recycle last year’s column about Obama the “strategist” as one of its great journalistic efforts of the decade.

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Toying with its prey: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been the cat, Barack Obama has been the mouse.

Don’t look for the Huffington Post to recycle its column about Obama the “strategist” as one of its great journalistic efforts of the decade.

At about this time last year we lambasted a HuffPo article about The Greatest Strategist Ever’s dealings with Iran.

The HuffPo article, hilariously entitled “Outmaneuvering Iran”, contained a lot of material that didn’t make it into our original story. Not because of space, but quite frankly, because we grew weary of reading HuffPo.

Regardless, here are some of the leftist pearls of wisdom that missed our first cut:

“Obama is now well positioned to unite world leaders in a long-term strategy to back Iran away from nuclear weapons. While some nations mistrusted the previous administration–fearing a repeat of the Iraq War–they have more confidence in Obama. They don’t believe he will use military force, except as a last resort.”

And then there was this little gem:

“Meanwhile, Obama’s missile defense decision–a move that puts more military assets in position more quickly against the Iranian missiles–not only increases the pressure on Iran but allows Russia to move closer to the U.S. position without appearing to be buckling to America.”

Yes, all this has obviously worked out so very well. We’re only surprised that Obama doesn’t have the U.S. help Iran load fuel rods into its reactors just to show them that we knew that they knew that we knew they knew. Or something like that.

We may not be Jean Dixon here, but give us credit on calling it a year ago. The left was crazy then. And it’s even crazier now.

Source: Huffington Post

Chris Matthews freaks out, wants Obama to “get rid of that damn Teleprompter”

According to Chris Matthews, Obama could solve all his problems if he would just dump his trusty Teleprompter. That’s the key to communicating with the American people and selling his message.

According to Chris Matthews, Obama could solve all his problems if he would just dump his trusty Teleprompter. That’s the key to communicating with the American people and selling his message.

“I really support the President on a lot of his views, in fact all of them almost,” Matthews complained, “but I got to tell you something, Michael, if he doesn’t get rid of that damn Teleprompter, it’s like an eye test. He’s just reading words now. It’s separating him from us.”

“You got to a meeting with him I’m told, if businessmen are invited to meet him at the White House, he hauls out the damn Teleprompter and he reads to them. Well, why even bring people into the room? Just have the damn Teleprompter. I sense it’s getting between him and us. And I thought that speech last night was a terrible, well, a great example rather of him using the Teleprompter instead of his heart and his mind.”

You’re right, Chris. It’s all the Teleprompter’s fault. Obama’s not a socialist, the Teleprompter’s a socialist. Either that or the Teleprompter is a Republican plant. It’s forcing him to read its words. He’s a helpless victim of the Teleprompter, damn it. It’s not his fault.

H/T: Bluegrass Pundit

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Robert Gibbs lies. And lies. And lies. And lies. And lies. And lies. (We’ve lost count. Was that six?)

Robert Gibbs on Tuesday ventured into enemy territory, otherwise known as Fox News. And Gretchen Carlson reminded him why the number one news network is also public enemy number one in the view of the Obama administration.

Robert Gibbs on Tuesday ventured into enemy territory, otherwise known as Fox News. And Gretchen Carlson reminded him why the number one news network is also public enemy number one in the view of the Obama administration.

Gibbs just flat out lied and Carlson refused to let him get away with it. In fact, he lied to the point that he made himself look stupid. (Correcton: even more stupid.)

Check out the angry look on Carlson’s face. The glare. The tense jaw.

We don’t think she likes the man.

H/T: HotAir.com

How can we expect this guy to handle our enemies when he can’t handle an umbrella?

How can we expect this guy to handle our enemies when he can’t handle an umbrella? here are nine captions for the soon-to-be-famous Barack and Michelle umbrella photo.

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One simple question about the November elections

When the Democrats lose by historic margins in November, do you think we’ll be bombarded by broadcasts and articles saying, “Democrats must move to the right to survive” like we were told “Republicans must move to the left to survive” after the last election?

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We don’t mean to get ahead of ourselves here, but we’re willing to run the risk.

When the Democrats lose by historic margins in November, do you think we’ll be bombarded by broadcasts and articles saying, “Democrats must move to the right to survive” like we were told “Republicans must move to the left to survive” after the last election?

If not, what do you think the media’s message will be?

Join our movement: It’s time to honor Barack Obama by putting his likeness on American currency

America honors its greatest leaders by putting their likenesses on its currency. We believe it’s high time that Barack Obama, The Greatest President In History, receives this same honor. Unfortunately, most of the bills are taken.

America honors its greatest leaders by putting their likenesses on its US currency. We believe it’s high time that Barack Obama, The Greatest President In History, receives this same honor. Unfortunately, most of the denominations are taken.

For example, a likeness of George Washington, our nation’s first president and leader of the American Revolution, graces the one dollar bill.

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“Honest” Abe Lincoln, the revered leader who lead our nation through its darkest hour, appears on the five dollar bill.

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You must read this story. It’s a top priority.

Kudos to CBS News, of all places. They noticed that President Obama has a tendency to say everything is a top priority. And we mean everything.

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President Obama hard at work on his real top priority

Kudos to CBS News, of all places. They noticed that President Obama has a tendency to say everything is a top priority. And we mean everything.

Perhaps that’s why he’s flailing and failing. No focus.

ECONOMIC RECOVERY: “Our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American.” (6-15-10) Address to the Nation

JOB CREATION: “Creating jobs in the United States and ensuring a return to sustainable economic growth is the top priority for my Administration.” (3-11-10)

FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: “…that’s something that’s going to be a top priority.” (4/27/10)

ENERGY SECURITY: “And that’s why my energy security plan has been one of the top priorities of my Administration since the day I took office.” (4/28/10)

EDUCATION REFORM: “To train our workers for the jobs of tomorrow, we’ve made education reform a top priority in this Administration.” (2/24/10)

STUDENT LOAN REFORM: “This is something that I’ve made a top priority.” (2/1/10)

EXPORTS BY SMALL BUSINESSES: “This is going to be a top priority.” (12/3/09)

HEALTH ASSISTANCE TO 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS: “I’m not just talking the talk, we’ve been budgeting this as a top priority for this Administration.” (2/3/10)

END HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS: “I’ve also directed (Veterans Affairs) Secretary Shinseki to focus on a top priority: reducing homeless among veterans.” (8/17/09)

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS: “Our top priority is ensuring the public safety. That means appropriate sheltering in place or if necessary, getting as many people as possible out of harm’s way prior to landfall.” (5/29/09)

H1N1 FLU VACCINATIONS: “And throughout this process, my top priority has been the health and the safety of the American people.” (5/1/09)

SUPPORT FOR MILITARY FAMILIES: “These military families are heroes too. And they are a top priority of Michelle and me. And they will always have our support.” (5/30/09)

STRENTHENING TIES WITH CANADA AND MEXICO: “We’re going to make this a top priority…” (10/16/09)

CONSUMER PROTECTION: “During these challenging times, the needs of American consumers are a top priority of my Administration.” (2/11/09)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: “So this is going to be a top priority generally improving our environmental quality.” (11/5/09)

Fact is, President Obama, if everything is a top priority, nothing is a top priority.

Perhaps you should follow one of the rare pieces of advice given by the IHTM Editor’s illustrious farmer father — “Pick one thing and do it well.”

One thing other than socializing the American economy, that is.

Source: CBS News

A special ring tone for guys who’ve served in Iraq and Afghanistan

One of our friends has a brother who’s a Top Gun pilot. He sent us this politically-incorrect ring tone and message.

One of our friends has a brother who’s a Top Gun pilot. He sent us this politically-incorrect ring tone and message:

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“The beginning of this reminds me of being in Iraq/Qatar/UAE/Kuwait/Oman. The end is kind of what I was wishing for the whole time I was in Iraq/Qatar/UAE/Kuwait/Oman.”

Thanks, Dave. And be safe up there. On behalf of all our IHTM readers, we appreciate everything you do for us.

Due to popular request, here is the MP3 file for your use. Right click (CTL-click for mac) to download:

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Before publishing this article, we had tried for hours to make an easy way for you to get this to your cell phone, but in techland, nothing is that easy. We didn’t want you to incur any charge, and that was the problem at every “Make your own ringtone” site we went to. So, hopefully, you can figure out how to get the MP3 to your phone. It’s the right length for a ringtone, so you don’t need to any editing software to edit the MP3 first.

If you know how to upload the ringtone to a phone. please post instructions in the comments.

The Boy Scouts belligerently boo the Bamster

The President traditionally serves as honorary president of the Boys Scouts of America. But Obama did the next best thing – he taped a message that was broadcast to the 40,000+ Boy Scouts attending the National Jamboree in Virginia. The Scouts responded by enthusiastically booing the canned speech.

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The Boy Scout salute. Two fingers too many.

The President of the United States traditionally serves as honorary president of the Boys Scouts of America. But when the 100th anniversary of the Boys Scouts rolled around in late July, President Obama was just too darn busy to attend the event in person. You know, that darn TV appearance on The View and a couple fundraisers for struggling Democrats just took precedence over getting together with a bunch of kids who aren’t old enough to vote once, much less several times.

But Obama did the next best thing – he taped a message that was broadcast to the 40,000+ Boy Scouts attending the National Jamboree in Virginia. The Scouts responded by enthusiastically booing the canned speech.

The Boy Scout Pledge says, “On my honor I will do my best
 to do my duty to God and my country
….”

We’d say they did their duty.

H/T: MichelleMalkin.com

Repeat after me: “IHateTheMedia.com does not give away free cell phones”

We are not SafeLink Wireless. We are not affiliated with SafeLink Wireless in any way. We don’t like their service. We don’t approve of their service. We don’t sell cell phones. We don’t give away free cell phones. We have nothing to do with cell phones. You won’t find a free government cell phone here. Absolutely nothing.

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Get this through your head: IHateTheMedia.com does not give away free cell phones

Waaaaaay back in March 2009, we ran a story headlined Safelink Wireless: Exposing the government’s cell-phones-for the-poor scam. Is there anything in that headline that would make anyone think we support this gross giveaway?

It was all about a company called SafeLink Wireless and the fact that they will give you a free cell phone and free monthly minutes as long as you’re already receiving other government assistance.

For some reason we are apparently unable to comprehend, this is our all-time most popular story. Day in and day, 365 days a year, it’s our one of our top five most read and most commented on stories.

But even more amazing, we constantly get emails from readers who think IHateTheMedia.com is giving away these phones, or that we are Safelink Customer Service.

For example:

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From Pamela: i have a safelink phone u sent me and 1 it was someones phone b 4 I got it & 2 now its saying i have to reapply, so i tryed and it wont let me. so how can u say u are helpping people by giving them free phones now i have no phone im almost 60 and im disabled and live alone so if i need help ill just have to sit here and die cuz i cant use a safeliknk phone to call for help. lets see what our gov, thinks of all this mess u done now. thanks for not helping me.

From Raymond D****: my name is raymond d**** i misplaced my cell phone please send a reply asap sincerely raymond d****

From Raymond O: i am from Ghana life in my village is really not good i really need you to help get a handset

And so it goes. Dozens of requests for a free cell phone. One after another, they just keep rolling in. Everyone want a free government cell phone.

So, just in case we haven’t made this clear, let us be blunt:

We are not SafeLink Wireless. We are not affiliated with SafeLink Wireless in any way. We don’t like their service. We don’t approve of their service. We don’t sell cell phones. We don’t give away free cell phones. You won’t find a cell phone from the government here. Absolutely nothing.

We’re hanging up now.

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Congratulations! If you signed President Obama’s birthday card, you’re now on his fundraising list.

Turns out “Wish Barack a Happy Birthday” was just a cheesy fundraising ploy and now the Democratic National Committee has followed up with a “chain letter” asking everyone who left birthday greetings to forward Michelle’s message “to five friends.”

We feel responsible and we apologize.

When Michelle Obama asked people to sign a birthday card to “Wish Barack a Happy Birthday,” we urged you to leave him a special IHTM kind of message.

Turns out it was just a cheesy fundraising ploy and now the Democratic National Committee has followed up with a “chain letter” asking everyone who left birthday greetings to forward Michelle’s message “to five friends.”

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Warmest birthday greetings to the Fundraiser-In-Chief

The tacky new email, sent by Organizing for America founder David Plouffe, says:

“Today’s the President’s 49th birthday, and I just heard how many of you have signed his birthday card so far: 1,266,611 as of this morning.

“It’s already an amazing show of support. But before the card is delivered — with all of your signatures — I want to make sure as many folks as possible get the chance to sign it.

“Will you forward the First Lady’s e-mail below to five friends and ask them to sign with you?”

The e-mail provides a link to the official “Sign the card” Web page, which asks for a name and an e-mail address. Clicking the “Send the card” button takes the viewer directly to a page soliciting money.

“Send your money to Washington, DC.” That seems to sum up this administration’s entire economic policy.

Source: CNSnews.com

All you need to know about Shirley Sherrod can be gleaned from her children’s names

We don’t know if Shirley Sherrod is a racist or not. But we know something else about her based on nothing more than what she named her children.

It’s pretty common for people to name their kids after people and places that are important to them. You name your son after your favorite uncle or your daughter after the place she was conceived. At least that’s what normal people do.

We don’t know if Shirley Sherrod is a racist or not. But we know something else about her based on nothing more than what she named her children.

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Shirley Sherrod named her son after a corrupt African dictator and her daughter after America's greatest enemy

She and her white-hating husband Charles Sherrod named her son “Kenyatta”. (In case you’re too young to remember, Jomo Kenyatta was the corrupt, authoritarian ruler of Kenya from 1964-78.

They named her daughter “Russia.” (In case you’re too young to remember, Russia was the largest republic in the USSR, the world’s original communist dictatorship and America’s greatest enemy of the 20th century).

How much more do you need to know about Shirley Sherrod and what she believes?

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

Oops! Former racist who’s now a non-racist and accuses others of being racists is married to a racist

Shirley Sherrod’s husband, Charles Sherrod, sounds suspiciously racist in this video clip. Unless maybe we’re just not up on urban slang and his reference to “the white man and his uncle Toms” is like the word bad, which really means good. Yeah, that’s probably it.

According to the left wing media, that Shirley Sherrod woman has renounced her racist past and is now pure as the driven snow. There’s not a prejudiced bone in her body. She’s a regular Rosa Parks. She’s Nelson Mandella in drag.

Except for one thing. One tiny little thing. Her husband, Charles Sherrod, sounds suspiciously racist in this video clip. Unless maybe we’re just not up on urban slang and his reference to “the white man and his uncle Toms” is like the word bad, which really means good. Yeah, that’s probably it.

Sherrod: Finally, we must stop the white man and his Uncle Toms from stealing our elections. We must not be afraid to vote black and we must not be afraid to turn a black out who votes against our interests. In a few days or weeks, the FCC will announce that we have won a full power community-owned radio station in all the majority. The result of years of work. Tears that we shed so many times when the TV and the newspaper comes out the day of an election or the day before an election and tell white folk all over wherever we’re running someone for an office that blacks are going to take this office over. And thousands are coming to the polls. And you gotta get it. But we had no means of communicating with our people. so it’s a blessing that finally we will have a radio station to communicate with thousands of people.

Oh, by the way, these paragons of virtue named their daughter Russia. Russia Sherrod. For real.

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

H/T: RiehlWorld.com

We’re not begging, we’re selling. And you know you want what we have.

Here you go, we’d like to sell you a stylish shirt with your favorite website logo printed on it. If you don’t like shirts, there’s a bumper sticker for your car or your office wall.

We see so many websites these days begging for money. It’s just so unseemly.

Even though we’ve had to cut back on feeding our office cat Obama to once a week, we will not stoop to that level. But being the anti-welfare capitalists we are, we can sell you something. And it’s something we know you are dying to have anyway.

We’d like to sell you a stylish shirt adorned with your favorite website’s logo. If you don’t want a shirt, choose a bumper sticker for your car or your office wall. And, if you don’t want either of those, there’s a great mug for your cup of joe every morning.

I Hate The Media shirts and sticker

And go ahead and send in a photo of yourself wearing your new shirt, holding your cup of coffee, or admiring the sticker on your car. If enough of you do it, we’ll put all the photos on a page here and make you world famous. And, again, being the win-win marketing capitalists we are, we’ll even add a link to your website or social profile if you like.

Go forth and support us buy something: IHateTheMedia store

Racist Latino group screams at Tea Party, “Go back to Europe. You’re too white to be Americans.”

The lunatic racist latino group Brown Berets showed up to harass Tea Party patriots at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California who were, in turn, there in support of Arizona’s anti-illegal alien law.

Ever heard of the Brown Berets? Neither had we and we spent most of our lives in Southern California.

It’s a paramilitary organization that’s also called the Tan Klan or Latino KKK. They support illegal immigration as a means to create a racially-pure homeland for Latinos to be called Aztlan.

Well, this group of lunatics showed up to harass Tea Party patriots at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California who were, in turn, there in support of Arizona’s anti-illegal alien law.

Decide for yourself who the Nazis are.

H/T: Gateway Pundit

Our prediction for the November 2010 elections

Will the American people reject ObamaCare, Obamanomics and the man they’re named after? Magic 8-Ball says, “Friggin’ A, Ray.”

Will the Republicans sweep the 2010 elections? Magic 8-Ball says “Most Assuredly.”

Will Nancy Pelosi lose her job at Speaker of the House? Magic 8-Ball says, “Yes.”

Will Harry Reid become the former Senator from Nevada? Magic 8-Ball says, “Definitely.”

Will the American people reject ObamaCare, Obamanomics and the man they’re named after? Magic 8-Ball says, “Friggin’ A, Ray.”

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All we did was welcome Al Gore to his new home. Why are people so upset?

We ran an ad in the Montecito Journal, Al’s new hometown newspaper, welcoming the Goracle to the neighborhood. We did it because we’re warmhearted, caring people. So why are we getting all these angry emails?

When we heard Al Gore was moving into a new beachside Montecito mansion just a couple hours down the road from IHateTheMedia.com’s international headquarters, we did the neighborly thing and tried to deliver a welcome basket filled with central coast wines. Unfortunately, the security guards weren’t as neighborly as we were.

So we did the next best thing and ran an ad in the Montecito Journal, Al’s new hometown newspaper, welcoming the Goracle to the neighborhood.

We did it because we’re warmhearted, caring people.

So why are we getting all these angry emails?

Al Gore Montecito Journal newspaper ad (480w)

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IHTM bids fond farewell to TSA employees: Napolitano to block websites with “controversial opinions”

Can you imagine the din that would have arisen if Bush Director of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff had issued an order banning “controversial websites”?

Can you imagine the din that would have arisen if Bush Director of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff had issued an order banning “controversial websites”?

Yet that’s exactly what happened when Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued new censorship rules late on Friday afternoon, hoping her edict would slip through unnoticed over the long holiday weekend. Looks like that ploy didn’t work, Jan.

CBS News risks being banned, we assume, by reporting the news:

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We're waiting for the ACLU to file suit against Janet Napolitano. Still waiting.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is blocking certain websites from the federal agency’s computers, including halting access by staffers to any Internet pages that contain a “controversial opinion,” according to an internal email obtained by CBS News.

The email was sent to all TSA employees from the Office of Information Technology on Friday afternoon.

It states that as of July 1, TSA employees will no longer be allowed to access five categories of websites that have been deemed “inappropriate for government access.”

The categories include:

• Chat/Messaging
• Controversial opinion
• Criminal activity
• Extreme violence (including cartoon violence) and gruesome content
• Gaming

The email does not specify how the TSA will determine if a website expresses a “controversial opinion.”

Janet Napolitano is a moron.

At first we thought that statement might be enough to get us banned, but then we realized there’s nothing controversial about it.

Source:CBS News

With a straight face, Nancy Pelosi says, “Unemployment checks are the fastest way to create jobs”

Wow. Just wow. Nancy Pelosi on Thursday made herself the odds on favorite to win the award for “Stupidest Quote of 2010.” We realize we’re only half way through the year, but this one is going to be tough to beat.

Wow. Just wow. Nancy Pelosi on Thursday made herself the odds on favorite to win the award for “Stupidest Quote of 2010.” We realize we’re only half way through the year, but this one is going to be tough to beat.

In the words of Gateway Pundit, “Only a government bureaucrat would think paying someone for not working is a job creator.”

NOTE: As a result of the Botox injections, Nancy says everything with a straight face. So there is a possibility that she was making a joke, but no one could tell. One can only hope.

H/T: Bluegrass Pundit

Pakistan blocks anti-Islamic sites. To that, we say screw you and the camel you rode in on, Muhammad.

We would consider it an honor to be monitored and blocked by Pakistan’s Islamic extremists. It would be, perhaps, the highest honor that can be bestowed in the blogosphere.

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Will this be enough to get IHateTheMedia.com blocked in Pakistan?

IHateTheMedia.com is not an anti-Islamic site. Not even close. Sure, we occasionally run stories on Islamic extremists and lunacy they engage in around the world, but that’s just reporting reality.

That being said, we would consider it an honor to be monitored and blocked by Pakistan’s Islamic extremists. It would be, perhaps, the highest honor that can be bestowed in the blogosphere.

The Associated Press reports on Pakistan’s preemptory perfidy:

Pakistan will monitor seven major websites, including Google and Yahoo, to block anti-Islamic links and content, an official said Friday. Seventeen lesser-known sites are being blocked outright for alleged blasphemous material.

The moves follow Pakistan’s temporary ban imposed on Facebook in May that drew both praise and condemnation in a country that has long struggled to figure out how strict a version of Islam it should follow.

Both the Facebook ban and the move announced Friday were in response to court orders. The sites to be monitored include those of Yahoo Inc., Google Inc. and its YouTube service, Amazon.com Inc. and MSN, Hotmail and Bing from Microsoft Corp., said Pakistan Telecommunication Authority spokesman Khurram Mehran.

“If any particular link with offensive content appears on these websites, the (link) shall be blocked immediately without disturbing the main website,” Mehran said.

Have we mentioned that Muhammad was a child molester?

Source: Associated Press

New York Times environmental reporter records the worst song ever written

Back in February, 2009, we posted a story about Neil Young’s new CD and called it the worst CD ever recorded. But New York Times environmental blogger Andrew C. Revkin has just recorded a new song that gives Young some stiff competition.

Back in February, 2009, we posted a story about Neil Young’s new CD and called it the worst CD ever recorded. But New York Times environmental blogger Andrew C. Revkin has just recorded a new song that gives Young some stiff competition.

Revkin, it turns out, is no mere reporter. He is a singer/songwriter extraordinaire. And when we say extraordinaire, we mean shitty.

Read Revkin’s own words from his New York Times Dot Earth blog:

With music in mind, and reflecting on the unrelenting gulf gusher, I’ve decided it’s time for my first musical Dot Earth post. I’ve written a number of posts about music’s role in exploring the human relationship with the environment, but I haven’t sung a post — until now at least.

A few years ago, I wrote a song called “Liberated Carbon,” about humanity’s long love affair with fossil fuels and our climb up what Loren Eiseley once called the heat ladder. The unrelenting leak in the Gulf of Mexico is liberated carbon at its worst.

On Thursday, I stopped by the Bronxville, N.Y., recording studio of my Uncle Wade bandmate Al Hemberger and his brother, Ted, and we recorded a slightly updated version of the song, inserting BP where OPEC once was mentioned.

Unfortunately, Revkin’s fancy, new studio version of the song isn’t embeddable, so if you want to hear it instead of the older, poor quallty video version embedded with this story, you’ll have to go to the source link at the bottom of this story.

Should you choose to listen to neither version, here’s the first verse and chorus just to give you a little flavor of Mr. Revkin’s lyrical stylings:

LIBERATED CARBON (© 2010 Andrew Revkin)
It took a thousand generations for our species to rise.

But gathering and hunting was no way to get by.

We yearned to burn more than dung and sticks.

Then someone came along and said, “Hey, try lighting this.”

He opened up the ground and showed us coal and oil.

He said, “Come liberate some carbon. It’ll make your blood boil.”

Liberated carbon, it’ll spin your wheels.

Liberated carbon it’ll nuke your meals.

Liberated carbon, it’ll turn your night to day.

Come on and liberate some carbon, babe, it’s the American way.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Source: New York Times

Idiot of the Day: Get this woman a map! County Supervisor supports boycott, but doesn’t know Arizona borders Mexico

In this video clip, Peggy West, a liberal Democrat County Supervisor in Milwaukee, Wisconson, stands before her constituents and demonstrates her remarkable ignorance in both economics and geography in one simple statement.

How do people like this get elected? No, really. How?

In this video clip, Peggy West, a liberal Democrat County Supervisor in Milwaukee, Wisconson, stands before her constituents and demonstrates her remarkable ignorance in both economics and geography in one simple statement.

We paraphrase: “That anti-illegal alien law might be ok for a state like Texas that sits right on the Mexican border, but not for Arizona, which is, like, nowhere near the border.”

We just wish the camera had shown West’s face when her fellow supervisor cut her off and guided her back to reality.

¡Ay, caramba!

H/T: Weasel Zippers

The complete Al Gore sexual assault police report

Read the complete Al Gore sexual assault police report here.

Here’s the complete Portland Police Department report on the sexual assault complaint against Al Gore.

Maybe he should have stuck with some of the surefire pick-up lines that have worked so well for him in the past. Like, “Global warming ain’t nothin’ compared to the warming in my pants, baby” or “Have you ever wanted to see what a hanging chad really looks like?” or “You know, I’m from Tennessee and I’d sure like to go down south with you” or “If you’re real nice to me, I’ll let you polish my Oscar.”

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