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Now this is what the ObamaCare summit should have sounded like

All that phony civility on display at the ObamaCare Summit was boring. And horribly insincere. Here’s how it should have looked and sounded. It doesn’t look like European MP Nigel Farage cares much for the Belgian President of the European Parliament.

All that phony civility on display at the ObamaCare Summit was boring. And horribly insincere. Here’s how it should have looked and sounded.

It doesn’t look like European MP Nigel Farage cares much for the Belgian President of the European Parliament.

“…I don’t want to be rude – but, you know, really, you have the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk. And the question that I want to ask … the question that I want to ask is: Who are you? I’d never heard of you. Nobody in Europe has ever heard of you. I would like to ask you, president, who voted for you?”

And it goes downhill from there.

Source: Jonah Goldberg, National Review

Obama inadvertently reveals that he doesn’t understand how insurance works

Obama inadvertently reveals that he doesn’t understand how insurance works. This is a teachable moment.

The President is fond of what he calls teachable moments. So what have we been taught by this video clip?

1. If you want to be covered when you get rear-ended, purchase collision and comprehensive insurance, not just the legally-required, minimum liability policy.

2. If you get rear-ended, it’s probably the other guy’s fault so you should call his insurance company, not your own.

3. Just because you graduate from Harvard doesn’t mean you know how the real world works.

And that, friends, is what you call a teachable moment. Just not the kind the President intended.

Source: HotAir.com

The Edge still can’t build what he was hoping for

David Evans wants to build a home on the soaring landscape above Malibu beach. It’s got all the correct environmental bells and whistles, too.

No Irish rockers allowed. The Edge finds out that sustainability just means sustaining views of rich leftists.

David Evans, aka the Edge, is the guitar player for Irish rock band U2, the most eco- and politically-correct band in history. U2 defined politically-correct standards of rock and roll.

Now the Edge wants to build a home on the soaring landscape above Malibu beach. It’s got all the correct environmental bells and whistles, too, the Edge says.

“We just had this dream of building a house that was in perfect harmony with these hills,” Mr. Evans said. “We see it as something that could be a bench mark of sustainability.”

But in the ever exacting bite of karma, a group of green eco-warriors are fighting the Edge’s new home. The Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy and the rich folks who live below are trying to stop the project, which includes, Gaia forbid, a road.

Maybe sustainability and environmental awareness are now just code words that help rich people keep the Irish out of their neighborhoods.

Source: New York Times

– Written by Sven Waring, DotPenn.com

Al Gore shows up at Apple shareholder meeting, becomes a laughingstock

At an Apple shareholder meeting, Al Gore “has become a laughingstock. The glaciers have not melted,” Sheldon said, referring to Gore’s views on global warming.

A billion dollars in the bank and he's still the fat kid who gets picked on by all the cool kids

$1,000,000 to the first reader who can tell us what’s wrong with that headline. Oh, sorry, time’s up.

The answer is, Al Gore didn’t become a laughingstock at the Apple meeting. The guy’s always been a laughingstock.

CNET reports the continuing disintegration of the Gore lore:

The presence of one of the world’s pre-eminent environmentalists at Apple’s shareholder meeting Thursday was the subject of much of the morning’s pointed discussion.

As expected, Apple’s attitude on environmental and sustainability issues was one of the main concerns of the stockholders present Thursday, followed closely by the company’s immense pile of cash. But early harsh comments about former Vice President Al Gore’s record set the tone.

Gore was seated in the first row, along with his six fellow board members, in Apple’s Town Hall auditorium as several stockholders took turns either bashing or praising his high-profile views on climate change.

At the first opportunity for audience participation just several minutes into the proceeding, a longtime and well-known Apple (AAPL) shareholder–some would say gadfly–who introduced himself as Sheldon, stood at the microphone and urged against Gore’s re-election to the board. Gore “has become a laughingstock. The glaciers have not melted,” Sheldon said, referring to Gore’s views on global warming. “If his advice he gives to Apple is as faulty as his views on the environment then he doesn’t need to be re-elected.”

While this attitude might crush the spirit of lesser men, it is not expected to bother Gore. Not being elected is nothing new to him.

Source: CNET

Quote of the Day: Nancy Pelosi

“Bipartisanship is a two-way street,” Princess Pelosi said. “A bill can be bipartisan without bipartisan votes.”

“Bipartisanship is a two-way street,” Princess Pelosi said. “A bill can be bipartisan without bipartisan votes.”

What the hell is wrong with the people of San Francisco who keep electing this dim bulb?

Source: TheHill.com

Obama picks his nose on national television

Turns out The Greatest President In History human after all. He puts his pants on one leg at a time and picks his nose one finger at a time.

He’s digging for gold. Picking a winner. Drilling for oil. Exploring the cave. Call it what you want, but as far as we’re concerned this was the highlight of the ObamaCare Summit.

Turns out The Greatest President In History human after all. He puts his pants on one leg at a time and picks his nose one finger at a time.

Sure, it’s a cheap shot, but we do it just to annoy those liberals who still think he’s Captain Perfect.

The pseudo-science is settled! New hockey stick graph shows unprecedented rise in global warming skeptics

Here’s the most accurate global warming graph ever constructed. Ever. Congrats to Zombie over at Pajamas Media for sharing the results of this peer-reviewed scientific study. It was peer-reviewed, wasn’t it?

Here’s the most accurate global warming graph ever constructed. Ever. (CLICK TO ENLARGE.) Congrats to Zombie over at Pajamas Media for sharing the results of this peer-reviewed scientific study. It was peer-reviewed, wasn’t it?

Source: Pajamas Media

Joe Biden tells the American people what
he thinks he thinks

After watching him perform his duties as Vice President for 13 months, I think I think Joe Biden is A, B, C or D.

After watching him perform his duties as Vice President for 13 months, I think I think Joe Biden is:

A. A moron
B. A halfwit
C. A knucklehead
D. All of the above

We think it’s D. At least we think we think it’s D.

Heresy! Rep. Paul Ryan says Washington doesn’t have all the answers

You could almost hear the collective gasp of horror that came from Democrats in the room. And if were not mistaken, Nancy Pelosi came down with a bad case of the vapors.

Republican Paul Ryan told the ObamaCare Summit that Washington doesn’t have all the answers.

You could almost hear the collective gasp of horror that came from Democrats in the room. And if were not mistaken, Nancy Pelosi came down with a bad case of the vapors.

Ron Paul is nuts. And Ben Bernanke tells him so
to his face.

The head of the Fed came right out and said what so many of us think: Ron Paul is crazy as a loon. Bernanke told the doddering former presidential candidate that his conspiracy theories are “absolutely bizarre.”

Yup. The head of the Fed came right out and said what so many of us think: Ron Paul is crazy as a loon. Bernanke told the doddering former presidential candidate that his conspiracy theories are “absolutely bizarre.”

NOTE: IHateTheMedia.com’s editor and administrator have been arguing about this story since last night. The Editor thinks Ron Paul is a complete nutcase, but the Administrator thinks he’s only a bit nutty and good to have around. Where do our readers stand?

Source: Mofo Politics

Democrats biting off more than their constituents can chew. Literally.

Quote of the day from the Obamacare Summit came from Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) is about dentures.

Quote of the day from the Obamacare Summit came from Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY):

“You will not believe this and I know you won’t, but it’s true. Her sister died. This poor woman had no dentures. She wore her dead sister’s teeth, which of course were uncomfortable and did not fit.”

Bite me.

Watching the Obama Care Summit on C-SPAN may cause certain side effects

Warning: watching American politicians argue about healthcare can be seriously damaging to your health. Symptoms may include migraines, extreme fatigue and sudden violent urges. In the event of exposure to competing statistics — regarding “donut holes”, “HMO deductibles”, “reconciliation devices” or suchlike — seek immediate medical help

The Times UK summed it up perfectly:

Warning: watching American politicians argue about healthcare can be seriously damaging to your health. Symptoms may include migraines, extreme fatigue and sudden violent urges. In the event of exposure to competing statistics — regarding “donut holes”, “HMO deductibles”, “reconciliation devices” or suchlike — seek immediate medical help.

If you have time, click through to read the entire Times UK story. It’s so dead-on that it deserves a death panel.

Source: Times UK

New York Governor Paterson’s whereabouts unknown and aides can’t find a way to contact him

Top Paterson aides and advisors do not know where he is right now, and haven’t been able to reach him.” Has anyone checked to see if he’s hiking the Appalachian Trail?

NY1 reporter Josh Robin reports, “Top Paterson aides and advisors do not know where he is right now, and haven’t been able to reach him.”

Has anyone checked to see if he’s hiking the Appalachian Trail?

(We’re rather proud of that one and if you don’t get it, don’t blame us. Google “governor”, “Appalachian Trail” and “Argentina”.)

Source: Ace of Spades

Delusional Pelosi promises that ObamaCare will create 400,000 jobs “almost immediately”

Delusional Pelosi promises that ObamaCare will create 400,000 jobs “almost immediately.” Great. 400,000 grifters, drifters, scalawags, mischief-makers, rogues, scamps, rascals, scoundrels, rapscallions, imps, felons, oulaws, malefactors, bloodsuckers, parasites and, of course, attorneys.

Great. 400,000 grifters, drifters, scalawags, mischief-makers, rogues, scamps, rascals, scoundrels, rapscallions, imps, felons, oulaws, malefactors, bloodsuckers, parasites and, of course, attorneys.

But we repeat ourselves.

John Boehner sums up ObamaCare for the President

Republican House leader John Boehner summed Obamacare it all up for the President prior to this morning’s much-anticipated Healthcare Summit.

To paraphrase John Boehner, "Now wait just a darn minute, Mr. President."

Republican House leader John Boehner summed it all up for the President prior to this morning’s much-anticipated (hey, Katie Couric described it that way, so it must be true) Healthcare Summit:

Opinion: Who’s Listening to the American People?

For his part, President Obama comes to the table with the same massive government takeover of health care that the American people have already rejected. In effect, the president’s proposal actually takes the 2,733-page bill that the Senate passed on Christmas Eve and manages to make it worse. Even more Medicare cuts. Even more tax hikes. Plenty of special-interest deals still in place. A trillion-dollar price tag.

This latest Democrats-only backroom deal snuffed out any chance that this summit could serve as the starting point for a bipartisan consensus. Democrats are instead hoping that this media event can be the gateway to a final push that involves circumventing the will of the people and jamming a bill through using parliamentary tricks.

This is the same arrogance and overreaching that the American people are so fed up with. It’s why Massachusetts happened. It’s why Americans waited for hours in the August heat to get into town hall meetings and make sure their voices were heard.

Indeed, we’ve been here before. Shortly after Labor Day, the president gave an address to Congress designed to resuscitate his proposed government takeover of health care. That speech was followed by an all-out media blitz. It was described as a “last-ditch effort,” “an opportunity to take back the initiative.” Nearly six months later, still no health care bill has been signed into law, tens of thousands more have lost their jobs and unemployment is still near 10 percent.

All this uncertainty is hurting small businesses, the engine of job creation in our country, while Americans are rightly asking: “Where are the jobs?”
The president’s health care media blitz was based on the notion that the more the American people learn about his plan, the more they would come to like it. Now that just the opposite has occurred, the president has chosen to limit participation in the Thursday summit to administration officials and congressional leaders. America’s governors and state legislatures have been excluded. Their perspective from the front lines about the damage this massive government takeover of health care would do to cash-strapped states is apparently not welcome. That’s greatly disappointing, considering that measures have been introduced in at least 36 state legislatures opting out of a federal takeover of health care.

Also excluded from today’s summit is Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., co-author of a House-passed amendment barring federal funding of abortion. The Stupak-Pitts amendment — which reflects the will of the American people on the issue of federal funding of abortion — is supported by a bipartisan majority in the House, but was excluded from the president’s proposal. Pro-life Democrats in the House have already pledged to vote against this provision. Health care reform should be an opportunity to protect human life — not end it. This fundamental issue isn’t even listed as a topic for discussion at the summit.

The president can hold all the summits he wants, but the toothpaste is out of the tube: The American people don’t want this massive government takeover of health care. No summit or speech or sales pitch can fix a fundamentally flawed 2,000-plus-page health care bill that spends money we don’t have and kills the jobs we need to get our economy moving again.

Let’s listen to the American people and let’s start over.

Any questions, President Obama?

Source: AOL News

Obama was opposed to passing the buck before he was in favor of it

During the presidential campaign, Candidate Obama condemned John McCain for saying he would appoint a commission to solve the deficit problem. Oops. Now President Obama is all in favor of, you guessed it, appointing a commission to solve the deficit problem.

During the presidential campaign, Candidate Obama condemned John McCain for saying he would appoint a commission to solve the deficit problem. Oops. Now President Obama is all in favor of, you guessed it, appointing a commission to solve the deficit problem.

Olympic committee takes back American skier Lindsey Vonn’s gold medal

The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that it has taken back the gold medal previously awarded to American skier Lindsey Vonn and given it to U.S. President Barack Obama.

The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that it has taken back the gold medal previously awarded to American skier Lindsey Vonn and given it to U.S. President Barack Obama.

Olympic officials said Obama deserved the medal more than Vonn because no one has ever gone downhill faster than he has.

When Harry met Barry: No wonder these guys want “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”

Obama and Reid plan to cling to each other through the storm. The two politicians will be by each other’s side at three events in less than 24 hours.

Have you ever seen The Tao of Steve? Apparently Harry Reid has. The film’s protagonist lives by a strict set of rules that enhance his potential for sexual conquests.

The first rule is “Women can smell an agenda.” In other words, by pretending you’re not buying what they’re selling, they’re yours. For example, maybe you could disagree with something they say.

Hmm. Politico reports:

Obama irked Reid when for the second time he used Las Vegas to highlight poor economic decisions, saying, “You don’t blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you’re trying to save for college.” Reid fired back, telling Obama to “lay off Las Vegas.”

The second rule is to do something great, “thus demonstrating your…worthiness.”

At times Obama questioned Reid’s approach, but he ultimately trusted that he knew his caucus better than the president did. And Reid ultimately got the job done, passing a health care bill in a dramatic Christmas Eve vote hours before Obama jetted off to Hawaii with his family for the holidays.

And the third rule is “play hard to get.” So it’s not surprising that we would find Obama

…blindsided last week by Reid’s decision to abort a bipartisan jobs bill…

So just how effective is the message of “The Tao of Steve?” According to Politico:

Obama and Reid plan to cling to each other through the storm.

The two politicians will be by each other’s side at three events in less than 24 hours.

Cling all you want, gentlemen. It’s a don’t-ask-don’t-tell-world and in the immortal words of Sgt Shultz, we zee nozhing.

Source: Politico.com

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Obama and Democrats condemned reconciliation in 2005 when Republicans threatened to use it

First, here’s a 2005 video in which Senate Democrat leader Harry Reid says Republicans should stop complaining about the Democrats’ plan to force ObamaCare into law via the reconciliation process. Now here’s another video recorded this week in which poor old feeble-minded Harry doesn’t seem to remember what he and his cohorts said way back to 2005. If you haven’t time to watch it nor read the transcript, let us summarize it for you.

First, here’s a 2005 video in which Senate Democrat leader Harry Reid says Republicans should stop complaining about the Democrats’ plan to force ObamaCare into law via the reconciliation process.

Now here’s another video recorded this week in which poor old feeble-minded Harry doesn’t seem to remember what he and his cohorts said way back to 2005. If you haven’t time to watch it nor read the transcript, let us summarize it for you.

“Waaaaaaaaaa! Waaaaaaaaa!”

Looks like the Dems didn’t like the concept of the nuclear option until they and their lackeys in the media gave it the kinder, gentler name of reconciliation.Obama: He hasn’t gotten his way. And that is now prompting, you know, a change in the Senate rules that really, I think, would change the character of the Senate forever. And what I worry about would be that essentially you have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply majoritarian absolute power on either side. And that’s just not what the Founders intended.

Hillary: So this President has come to the majority here in the Senate and basically said, “Change the rules. Do it the way I want it done.” And I guess there just weren’t very many voices on the other side of the aisle that acted the way previous generations have acted and said, “Mr. President, we’re with you, we support you, but that’s a bridge too far. We can’t go there. You have to restrain yourself, Mr. President.”

Schumer: We are on the precipice of a crisis. A constitutional crisis. The checks and balances which have been at the core of this republic are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and balances which say that if you get fifty-one percent of the vote you don’t get your way 100% of the time. It is amazing. It is almost a temper tantrum.

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The true size of conservative American hearts

Tired of liberals calling you a heartless conservative? Here’s Rush Limbaugh at CPAC 2009 explaining why conservatives have the biggest hearts of all. Despite what the media may say.

Tired of liberals calling you a heartless conservative? Here’s Rush Limbaugh at CPAC 2009 explaining why conservatives have the biggest hearts of all. Despite what the media may say.

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Ax not what your country can do for you, ax what you can do for your country.

“Just be specific on some things we’re looking to do this year,” Obama said. “First, as a condition for receiving access to Title 1 funds, we will ‘ax’ all states to put in place a….”

Looks like Harry Reid was wrong. Obama does have a negro dialect.

“Just be specific on some things we’re looking to do this year,” Obama said. “First, as a condition for receiving access to Title 1 funds, we will ‘ax’ all states to put in place a….”

We watched it five times. He really does say “ax.”

Eurocrats spend $272,000 to portray themselves as comic book heroes

Bureaucrats in the European Union have blown through $272,000 to create and distribute a comic book graphic novel in which they are portrayed as larger than life heroes.

What took the Eurocrats so long? We had an Obama-as-super-hero comic a year ago.

Consider this an omen of things to come in America. Bureaucrats in the European Union have blown through $272,000 to create and distribute a comic book graphic novel in which they are portrayed as larger than life heroes.

The Telegraph UK reports the super good news:

“… European Commission officials have had their revenge – by producing a lavish comic book portraying themselves as heroes battling to save the world.

More than 300,000 copies of the glossy hardback–printed in five languages at a cost of £200,000–are being sent to homes and schools in the UK and across the Continent.

The graphic novel follows the ‘adventures’ of Zana, Max et al at the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department – known as ECHO – as they struggle to secure funding for the fictional sate of Borduvia, which has been devastated by an earthquake.

Written by a Belgian graphic novelist Erik Bongers, Hidden … contains such immortal dialogue as: “We must inform the Commissioner! She’s briefing the European Parliament on the earthquake tomorrow.”

The book’s heroine Zana, a feisty, beautiful aid worker whose uniform consists of a safari jacket with the European Union flag emblazoned upon it, is then dispatched to Borduvia by bearded and besuited bureaucrats to sort out the humanitarian crisis.

Of course, Obama-as-super-hero comics have already been produced, but only by actual profit-making companies. Look for those firms to be among the last American companies to be nationalized by the Obama administration.

Source: Telegraph UK

Juan Williams predicts Obama landslide. Is he insane or clairvoyant?

Really? Well, the Presidential election is still two-and-a-half years away. Maybe Obama will be able to turn on the charm, mouth those platitudes again and win re-election. But right now, Juan Williams prediction sounds a bit…shall we say…crazy.

Really? Well, the Presidential election is still two-and-a-half years away. Maybe Obama will be able to turn on the charm, mouth those platitudes again and win re-election. But right now, Juan Williams prediction sounds a bit…shall we say…crazy.

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