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Feuding Republicans: The Hatfield and McCoys
are at it again

Yup, those redneck Republicans are at it again. After 8 years of peaceful coexistence, the conservative and liberal wings of the GOP are cleaning their guns and pointing them at each other.

The Hatfield clan at either a family reunion a Second Amendment rally
The Hatfield clan at either a family reunion a Second Amendment rally

Yup, those redneck Republicans are at it again. After 8 years of peaceful coexistence, the conservative and liberal wings of the GOP are cleaning their guns and pointing them at each other.

At least that’s what the liberal media would have you believe as evidenced by the New York Times report:

“Republicans emerged from Tuesday’s elections energized by victories in Virginia and New Jersey, but their leaders immediately began maneuvering to avoid a prolonged battle with conservative activists over what the party stands for and how to regain power.

Yet throughout the day after, Wednesday, Republicans grappled with the disappointing outcome of a special election for what had been a reliably Republican House seat in upstate New York. That contest became a battleground between the party establishment and a conservative insurgency demanding more ideological purity from candidates.”

Just keep one thing in mind when you read these stories from the biased liberal media:

The same people who said Iraq was in the middle of a civil war last year are saying the Republican Party is in the middle of a civil war this year. In Las Vegas, this is what’s known as doubling down when you’re holding six.

Our money is on the “conservative insurgency.”

Source: New York Times

Today’s Huckleberry Commentary
“Thanks to political correctness, this great country has become Rihanna to the Chris Browns of the world.”

Today’s Huckleberry Commentary: “Thanks to political correctness, this great country has become Rihanna to the Chris Browns of the world.”

Huckleberry Chuck, legendary former Top 40 DJ, bon vivant and noted wit comments on the news.

Join us as we prepare to dance on the grave of John Allen Muhammad

Here’s music from Chic to get us in a celebratory mood as John Allen Muhammad, the infamous DC Sniper, goes to meet his 72 virgins.

Here’s music from Chic to get us in a celebratory mood as John Allen Muhammad, the infamous DC Sniper, goes to meet his 72 virgins.

Would any readers like to say any final words for Mr. Muhammad?

Jerks In Congress need a tax on the wealthy. That’s all they need.

Now the jerks in Congress say that in order to pay for health care, they need is a tax on the wealthy. And that’s all they need. Well, maybe they need a little more.

Congress prepares to Jerk everyone around
Congress prepares to Jerk everyone around

Remember Steve Martin’s movie The Jerk? Navin R. Johnson said all he needed was the ashtray, the remote control, the paddle game, this magazine and the chair. And that’s all he needed.

Now the jerks in Congress say that in order to pay for health care, they need is a tax on the wealthy. And that’s all they need.

But don’t fear, the Democrats say. It’ll just be the rich people. That’s all they need.

Oh, and perhaps a tax on kinda rich people, depending on where you live.

“The bill is funded largely from a 5.4 percent tax on individuals making more than $500,000 a year and couples making more than $1 million, starting in 2011.”

So it’ll just be a tax on the wealthy. And the kinda wealthy. That’s all they need. Oh, and maybe small business owners.

“The tax would hit only 1.2 percent of taxpayers who claim business income on their returns, according to the estimates by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation. But that percentage would grow as business owners’ nominal incomes rise with inflation.”

OK. So just the tax on the wealthy. And the kinda wealthy. And small business owners. That’s all they need. And…ummm… people who are trying to become wealthy and small businesses that want to become bigger.

Continue reading “Jerks In Congress need a tax on the wealthy. That’s all they need.”

Ed Schultz questions Obama’s toughness. Welcome to reality, Ed.

Floundering libtalker Ed Schultz committed heresy on his radio show by (gasp) admitting what conservatives in the United States and leaders around the world figured out long ago: our president is a cupcake.

Floundering libtalker Ed Schultz committed heresy on his radio show by (gasp) admitting what conservatives in the United States and leaders around the world figured out long ago: our president is a cupcake.

Schultz: I’ve noticed on a few stump speeches that he (Obama) tells us that he might be small but he’s tough. And I have thought about all of the past presidents. I haven’t heard a president tell us how tough he is. Am I wrong? Tell me if I’m wrong … And I think that’s rather strange, or unusual. You shouldn’t have to tell us that. You should illustrate this by taking a trip up to Capitol Hill. And getting some of these people that you helped get into office and calling some markers on health care reform.

This is one time we’d say it’s too bad no one listens to Schultz.

Source: The Radio Equalizer

Fourth and long for the Taliban: Fox airs NFL pre-game show from Afghanistan

You’ll like this football story even if you’re not a football fan. In honor of Veteran’s Day, the whole FOX Sports NFL crew went to Afghanistan Sunday and broadcast their show live for the troops.

You’ll like this football story even if you’re not a football fan.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, the whole FOX Sports NFL crew went to Afghanistan Sunday and broadcast their show live for the troops.

“It’s been so surreal, it’s hard to describe,” Fox analyst Michael Strahan said of the trip. “To witness so many young, smart, committed and capable men and women is inspiring. We’re here to show our appreciation for their service and sacrifice, and all they want to do is show their appreciation to us for coming here.”

The idea for the show came about when Fox Sports chairman David Hill was passing through the airport in Dallas last spring. He noticed military personnel walking through the terminal were going mostly unnoticed, and he wanted to do something about it.

Here’s a salute to Hill and the entire Fox crew.

Source: Associated Press

Prepare to be horrified by the lunatics in our midst

The day after Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s murderous spree at Fort Hood, the BBC’s Gavin Lee visited the Hasan’s mosque killer’s mosque, the Islamic Community of Greater Killeen.

The day after Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s murderous spree at Fort Hood, the BBC’s Gavin Lee visited the killer’s mosque, the Islamic Community of Greater Killeen. He spoke to Duane.

Prepare to be horrified.

Duane: I’m not going to condemn him for what he did. I don’t know why he did it. I will not, absolutely not, condemn him for what he had done though. If he had done it for selfish reasons I still will not condemn him. He’s my brother in the end. I will never condemn him.

Lee: There might be a lot of people shocked to hear you say that.

Duane: Well, that’s the way it is. I don’t speak for the community here but me personally I will not condemn him.

Lee: What are your thoughts towards those that were victims in this?

Duane: They were, in the end, they were troops who were going to Afghanistan and Iraq to kill Muslims. I honestly have no pity for them. It’s just like the majority of the people that will hear this, after five or six minutes they’ll be shocked, after that they’ll forget about them and go on their day.

Sorry. Can’t find much to laugh about in this story.

Source: Andrew Bolt

Gore makes real money promoting phony science

Step One: Help create a phony panic. Step Two: Make a vast fortune selling solutions to that phony panic. Step Three: Laugh your fat ass off.

Al Gore has money to burn, but that would contribute to global warming
Al Gore has money to burn, but that would contribute to global warming

Step One: Help create a phony panic. Step Two: Make a vast fortune selling solutions to that phony panic. Step Three: Laugh your fat ass off.

The New York Times tells the story of Al Gore’s obscene profiteering:

Former Vice President Al Gore thought he had spotted a winner last year when a small California firm sought financing for an energy-saving technology from the venture capital firm where Mr. Gore is a partner.

The company, Silver Spring Networks, produces hardware and software to make the electricity grid more efficient. It came to Mr. Gore’s firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of Silicon Valley’s top venture capital providers, looking for $75 million to expand its partnerships with utilities seeking to install millions of so-called smart meters in homes and businesses.

Mr. Gore and his partners decided to back the company, and in gratitude Silver Spring retained him and John Doerr, another Kleiner Perkins partner, as unpaid corporate advisers.

The deal appeared to pay off in a big way last week, when the Energy Department announced $3.4 billion in smart grid grants. Of the total, more than $560 million went to utilities with which Silver Spring has contracts. Kleiner Perkins and its partners, including Mr. Gore, could recoup their investment many times over in coming years.

The story continues:

Critics, mostly on the political right and among global warming skeptics, say Mr. Gore is poised to become the world’s first “carbon billionaire,” profiteering from government policies he supports that would direct billions of dollars to the business ventures he has invested in.

Gore, of course, solemnly says he’s just putting his money where his mouth is.

Which is a lot more difficult than you might imagine when you consider that his head is so far up his ass.

Source: New York Times

Take two and call someone who gives a damn in the morning

Nancy Pelosi, 85% of the Democrats and one so-called Republican squeaked their bloated healthcare program through the House on Saturday night. Just in time. We’ve been feeling a little queasy ever since we heard the news.

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Nancy Pelosi, 85% of the Democrats and one so-called Republican squeaked their bloated healthcare program through the House on Saturday night.

Just in time. We’ve been feeling a little queasy ever since we heard the news.

Where’s Waldobama?

The fall of the Berlin Wall is one of the most celebrated and iconic events of the late 20th Century. So where’s Barack Obama when the rest of the world is marking the 20th anniversary of the fall?

Obama visited Berlin in better times. (Translation: When it was all about him)
Obama visited Berlin in better times. (Translation: When it was all about him)

The fall of the Berlin Wall is one of the most celebrated and iconic events of the late 20th Century. So where’s Barack Obama when the rest of the world is marking the 20th anniversary of the fall?

You may recall that before he was elected president, Obama wanted to speak in front of the Wall’s historic Brandenburg Gate. Back then, it was all about Him, not some anniversary party and he wanted to be seen in a historic context. Sadly, his request was denied by German authorities. So candidate Obama had to settle for speaking in front of the Victory Column during his Hope and Change Express World Tour 2008.

Could that be part of the reason why Obama is snubbing Berlin? Who knows?

It’s certainly not because he doesn’t like to travel. “In his first year in office,” Columnist Rich Lowry notes, “Barack Obama has visited more foreign countries than any other president. He’s touched ground in 16 countries, easily outpacing Bill Clinton (three) and George W. Bush (eleven).”

Remember, this is the same president who jetted over to Denmark for ONE HOUR to pitch Chicago for the Olympics. So why miss this historic occasion? Is the health care crisis or the state of climate change really so dire that The One can’t take a day to celebrate the triumph of liberty over tyranny? Can’t he delegate something to Joe Biden?

“His schedule is reportedly too crowded,” Lowry explains.

John F. Kennedy famously told Berliners, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner.’ On the 20th anniversary of the last century’s most stirring triumph of freedom, Obama is telling them, “Ich bin beschäftigt.” That is, “I’m busy.”

All of which begs the question: Where is Obama today anyway? Let us know if you find out what was more important than marking the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Must be a beer summit somewhere. Or a golf course that demanded his undivided attention.

Source: RealClearPolitics.com, spiegel.de

It was twenty years ago today…

The Berlin Wall came down twenty years ago today. So this might be a good time to take a look at Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech from June of 1987.

The Berlin Wall came down twenty years ago today. So this might be a good time to take a look at Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech from June of 1987.

A note of explanation for Barack Obama: Mr. President, sir, if you happen to be reading IHateTheMedia.com, this video is a dandy instruction guide. Please watch it a few times and follow Reagan’s example next time you have to deal with a ruthless dictator.

Because your current approach ain’t working.

Chris Matthews frets, “Where have all the Obama-ites gone?”

Chris Matthews turned into Sybil, alternating back and forth between snarling maniac and jilted lover, pathetic loser and delusional winner. Here he virtually begs White House correspondent to give him some good news.

MSNBC offered special programming on election night: All angst, all the time.

Chris Matthews turned into Sybil, alternating back and forth between snarling maniac and jilted lover, pathetic loser and delusional winner. Here he virtually begs White House correspondent to give him some good news.

Matthews: But Chuck, let me get back to you again. Is there such a thing as an Obama believer? In other words, is there a set of beliefs he holds which can be shared by other politicians of the Democratic Party?

Todd: You know, it’s funny you say that. I think right now you’re seeing an argument on the left take place where you’re seeing some criticism of the President — “Hey, where’s all the change?” So I think this is all trying — I think they’re all trying to figure this out. The White House seems to be about, and this President seems to be about pragmatism and — you know, trying to get something done, trying to figure out a solution in Afghanistan, trying to compromise and get health care through.

But you’re right, there isn’t this core set of principles that were so easy to say and do — “change you can believe in” in 2008. I think he’s struggling to translate that to policy. We’re seeing it, this whole Organizing for America wing of the DNC is struggling to work correctly. I think they haven’t figured it out.

Best damn thing we’ve seen on MSNBC in years.

Source: HotAir.com

Stimulus stupidity: kiss your hard-earned tax dollars goodbye

CNBC looks at ten stupid projects funded by the Obama administration’s $787 billion stimulus bill. We can’t decide if this is hilarious or depressing. Possibly both.

CNBC looks at ten stupid projects funded by the Obama administration’s $787 billion stimulus bill.

We can’t decide if this is hilarious or depressing. Possibly both.

H/T: The Big Feed

A Sunday morning Nancy Pelosi joke

A man washed up on a desert island after a shipwreck. The only other survivors were a sheep and a sheepdog. The three of them got into the habit of going down to the beach every evening to watch the sunset…

Can you honestly say that you wouldn't make the same choice?
Can you honestly say that you wouldn't make the same choice?

A man washed up on a desert island after a shipwreck. The only other survivors were a sheep and a sheepdog.

The three of them got into the habit of going down to the beach every evening to watch the sunset.

One particular evening, the sky was a fiery red with beautiful cirrus clouds and the breeze was warm and gentle. It was a perfect night for romance. As they sat there, the sheep started looking better and better to the lonely man. Soon, he leaned over and put his arm around the sheep.

But the sheepdog, ever protective of the sheep, growled fiercely until the man took his arm from around the sheep.

A few weeks passed by and, lo and behold, there was another shipwreck. The only survivor was Nancy Pelosi.

That evening, the man took Nancy to the evening beach ritual. It was another beautiful tropical evening – perfect for romance. Before long the man started to get “those feelings” again.

He fought the urges as long as he could but he finally gave in, moved closer to Nancy and told her he hadn’t had sex for months.

Nancy batted her long, lovely eyelashes and asked if there was anything she could do to help.

“Yes,” he said, “Take the dog for a walk.”

Obama channels Pope Urban VIII, threatens scientists who stray from global warming religion

Pope Urban VIII threatened to excommunicate Galileo because he insisted that the sun was the center of the universe.

Now, a mere 377 years later, Pope Barack is equally adamant that scientists should blindly follow his global warming religion.

obama In 1632, Pope Urban VIII threatened to excommunicate Galileo because he insisted that the sun was the center of the universe.

Now, a mere 377 years later, Pope Barack is equally adamant that scientists should blindly follow his global warming religion.

Last month, President Obama gave a somewhat chilling, if somewhat ignored, speech on climate change at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He stated that any scientific debate about the magnitude of global warming is unscrupulous, decrying “those who . . . make cynical claims that contradict the overwhelming scientific evidence when it comes to climate change, whose only purpose is to defeat or delay the change that we know is necessary.”

Then, the president talked tough, saying, “We’ll just have to deal with those people,” language familiar to anyone who knows the vagaries of Chicago politics.

Father, Son and Holy Ghost have been replaced by Barack Obama, Cap-and-Trade.

Get on your knees and pray.

Source: National Review

Tension at the Washington Post: Reporters punch each other out

Details are sparse, but it’s been confirmed that fists flew in the Washington Post’s newsroom.

Fists are flying at the Washington Post, mostly lefts
Fists are flying at the Washington Post, mostly lefts

Details are sparse, but it’s been confirmed that fists flew in the Washington Post’s newsroom. FishbowlDC reports the details of this ultimate hostile work environment:

Fishbowl spoke with the paper’s HR Monday morning “and confirmed that both reporters are still employed at the paper.”

Washington Post’s Director of Communications Kris Coratti: “I can’t discuss private personnel matters but that doesn’t mean we haven’t taken this incident seriously and addressed it appropriately.”

Apparently, Roig-Franzia elicited the reaction by saying, “Henry, don’t be such a c***sucker.” Executive editor Marcus Brauchli “was then forced to intervene.”

The lesson to be learned from this?

Never tell a reporter not to be a c***sucker. It’s their basic nature.

Source: FishbowlDC via Politico.com

Understatement of the day, week, month, year, decade, hell, maybe the millenium

What do you expect when the headline to the story is, “South Carolina man gets 3 years in prison for sex with horse.”

“There’s a lot of ridicule and jokes going around about this thing,” said Barbara Kenley, the owner of the horse.

C’mon, Barbara, what do you expect when the headline to the story is, “South Carolina man gets 3 years in prison for sex with horse.”

We’ll start this off with a few punch lines. Feel free to add your own in the comments section.

Punch line #1: “Well, he always said he was a stud.”

Punch line #2: “Horry County? It happened in Horry County?”

Punch line #3: “The horse is in stable condition.”

Punch line #4: “You need to learn to listen. What I said was, ‘If you need sex that badly, find yourself some whores.'”

Punch line #5: This gives a whole new meaning to the term “jockeying for position.”

Punch line #6: That’s not what I meant, the riding instructor insisted, when I said, “Mount your horse.”

Your turn.

NOTE: The video clip has absolutely nothing to do with this story. But, it involves a man and a horse and makes us laugh.

Source: Associated Press

GM (Government Motors) introduces the stylish new 2010 ObamaMobile

The 2010 ObamaMobile car gets an EPA-estimated 1000 miles per gallon because it runs on nothing but hot air and broken promises.

2010 ObamaMobile

Welcome to the future of American automotive excellence, brought to you by Government Motors (formerly General Motors).

The 2010 ObamaMobile car gets an EPA-estimated 1000 miles per gallon because it runs on nothing but hot air and broken promises.

It has three wheels that help the vehicle navigate repeated turns to the left. It comes complete with two TelePrompters programmed to help its driver talk his way out of any violations.

The transparent canopy reveals the plastic smiles still on the faces of all the happy Obamabot owners. And it comes in your choice of S, M, L, XL and 2XL.

It won’t get you to work, but what the hell, there aren’t any jobs anyway.

And coming soon from GM, the all new 2010 Van Jones Van.

Source: LeoGibbons.com

Saturday morning request

We’ve (finally) started a Facebook page. We invite you to please click through to it become a fan. There not much there yet, while we’re building it up. Facebook experts please let us know what you think we should do with it.

We’ve (finally) started a Facebook page. We invite you to please click the logo in the right sidebar of this page to become a fan. There not much there yet, while we’re building it up. Facebook experts please let us know what you think we should do with it.

Protesters get thrill on Hill with “house call”
to “Kill Bill”

Check your favorite stations, websites or newspaper (if anybody still reads them) to see how or even if they cover Thursday’s “House Call” tea party-style health care protest at the U.S. Capitol.

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Check your favorite stations, websites or newspaper (if anybody still reads them) to see how or even if they cover Thursday’s “House Call” tea party-style health care protest at the U.S. Capitol.

bachmann-kill-billWe’re not sure if this qualifies as “news that’s fit to print” for the New York Times, but it’s bound to be on Fox.

According to Politico, at least 10,000 tea partiers showed up to protest government takeover of health care.

With the House of Representatives rapidly approaching a vote on the Democrats’ 2,000-page monstrosity, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) attempted to slow the impending train wreck by enlisting help from constituents. Inspired by the tea party protests, Bachmann instigated a “House Call” to have taxpayers visit their Representatives. Guest speakers included Actor Jon Voight (he’s great and all, but why another actor?) and radio host Mark Levin.

We’re not holding out much hope for news coverage on this story. But if it does get any attention from the media, it’ll mean they found some kook with an Obama-as-Hitler poster. Or they found something racist. Or, conceivably, they just flat-out made up something racist to cast the protesters in the worst possible light.

Take your choice.

Source: Bachman.house.gov

Chris “I Can Dish It, But I Can’t Take It” Matthews

Poor Chris Matthews. He was distraught on election night. Not to mention churlish, argumentative and depressed. Didn’t it seem for a moment there that he was going to burst out in tears?

Poor Chris Matthews. He was distraught on election night. Not to mention churlish, argumentative and depressed. Didn’t it seem for a moment there that he was going to burst out in tears?

– Written by Patrick Michael

Bill Clinton honored with statue for bombing the hell out of the Serbs

We think it was for bombing the hell out of the Serbs. It could just as well could have been for “accidentally” bombing the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. We’re not really sure

Statue of Bill Clinton waving at a cute Albanian chick with his left hand while holding his little black book in his right hand
Statue of Bill Clinton waving at a cute Serbian chick with his left hand while holding his little black book in his right hand

We think it was for bombing the hell out of the Serbs. It could just as well could have been for “accidentally” bombing the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. We’re not really sure.

Whatever it was he did, those wacky Albanians are erecting (you’ll pardon the choice of words) a statue in his honor for having done it.

“Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo’s capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name.

“Clinton is celebrated as a hero by Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian majority for launching NATO’s bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 that stopped the brutal Serb forces’ crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians.”

Are you reading this, President Obama? If you think you’re going to get a statue and a street named after you, your gonna have to kill a whole lot more people. Let’s step it up!

Source: Yahoo

Katie Couric interviews Al Gore, the smartest man in the world who was never president

In his sophomore year at Harvard, Gore’s grades were lower than any semester recorded on Bush’s transcript from Yale.


Rather than making any smartass remarks about this video, we’ll turn it over to the Washington Post:

“In his sophomore year at Harvard, Gore’s grades were lower than any semester recorded on Bush’s transcript from Yale. That was the year Gore’s classmates remember him spending a notable amount of time in the Dunster House basement lounge shooting pool, watching television, eating hamburgers and occasionally smoking marijuana. His grades temporarily reflected his mildly experimental mood, and alarmed his parents. He received one D, one C-minus, two C’s, two C-pluses and one B-minus, an effort that placed him in the lower fifth of the class for the second year in a row.”

In the words of Homer Simpson, “Mmmmmm. Hamburgers.”

– Written by Patrick Michael

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