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Detroit’s current population is estimated to be about 853,000. That includes 603,000 people over 18, which is about 30,000 fewer than the city’s total of registered voters over 18.
Sadly, those phantom voters do not pay taxes. They’re just too damn busy voting.
Source: GatewayPundit
Ahhh, it’s just Code Pink trying to disrupt the Santa Monica Tea Party. Here’s what they say about it on their website:
The Santa Monica Tea Party of 2009 and Tea Parties all across America are being organized by friends of Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly, all about getting less funding for government. Let’s show up with a better message: STOP funding wars and Wall Street, and start funding the needs of the people — health care, education, and a green economy. Join us as we crash their party.
Santa Monica Tea Party
Wednesday, April 15th 2009
4:00–5:00 PM
Santa Monica, CA
Location:
Santa Monica Pier
100 Colorado Ave.
Santa Monica, CA
90401
Contact:
Audrey
[email protected]
Send Audrey an email. Plan to attend. What could possibly be more fun than a bunch of Code Pink lunatics protesting people who are protesting taxes?
Oh, how we wish we’d been in Washington, DC last Saturday.
That’s when a liberal group staged an anti-Tea Party that was attended by 120,000 people. Oh, wait. We misread the news report. The actual attendance was 12 people. No, that’s not a typo. Twelve sad, pathetic, lonely people showed up.
Twelve. Twelve thousand. Twelve million. Who cares? As we’ve seen with the economic “stimulus” mess, a few more zeroes mean absolutely nothing to liberals.
In an attempt to explain away this embarrassing lack of interest, liberal blogger Jane Hamsher announced that the far more successful conservative Tea Parties are “financed by Fox News” and are attended by “just a bunch of people on the conservative end who are pissed off that they’re not the ones stealing right now.”
So she’s in favor of higher taxes. And she’s in favor of stealing as long as the thieves are liberal.
The only surprise here is that she got eleven other lunatics to attend her little protest.
Source: FrankStrategies.com
Damned if this doesn’t sound like an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show. Maybe even the Rikki Lake Show.
A few weeks ago, four students at Oprah’s prestigious Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa were accused of sexual misconduct. Sexual assault, to be precise. Now they’ve told a South African newspaper that academy officials held them in solitary confinement for two weeks before booting them out the door of the prestigious boarding school.
Security guards were positioned outside their rooms, they were forbidden to attend class or communicate with their friends, and meals were brought to their rooms.
Unfortunately, the girls were just too darned upset to eat. “I asked myself, ‘What’s the point?'” said one of the girls. “I’m going to be expelled anyway.”
Oprah’s spokesperson said the girls were punished with “in-school suspension.” And those security guards? Well, they were there simply to assure the girl’s safety.
We say the little hussies got off easy. They’re lucky Oprah didn’t fly down to South Africa with her best friend Gail and a cat o’ nine tails just to give ’em a lesson they won’t get anywhere this side of a Robert Mugabe’s prison camp.
But that’s just us.
Source: New York Post
Somewhere in Texas, George Bush is wondering when the media will start calling Barack Obama stupid.
A former New York City police detective who is now a TV news reporter for Fox affiliate WNYW was charged with DUI after his car crashed into a police horse on Monday night.
Police reported that 60-year-old Michael Sheehan refused a breathalyzer test which resulted in the automatic suspension of his license.
Thomas Monaghan, Sheehan’s attorney, said police had the story backwards and that the horse had actually slammed into Sheehan’s car and “not the other way around.”
Damn lying horses.
Source: WCBS-TV
So much for that theory. Now it turns out that everybody and their brother wants an apology. Hugo Chavez evens wants us to apologize to the Japanese.
“It is very encouraging that the president of the United States called for the end of and the destruction of nuclear arms in the world,” Hugo Chavez told reporters in Tokyo, where he signed an investment deal with Japan.
The United States is “the planet’s number one nuclear power. It is also the only country in the world that dropped the atomic bomb,” Chavez stated. “At any rate, I think America should apologize to Japan.”
This, of course, is back to back to back with Fidel Castro demanding an apology and Iran lining up for one, too.
Let’s just apologize now. Japan, we’re sorry you attacked us and we kicked your asses in World War II. Venezuela, we’re sorry you were stupid enough to “elect” this megalomaniac. Iran, we’re sorry you’re governed by a group of 13th century lunatics. Cuba, we’re sorry Fidel Castro is still alive. And as an added bonus, United Nations, we’re sorry we ever rented you space in New York city.
Anyone else want an apology? Get in line.
Source: Iran Press TV via LGF
You may have noticed the “Muslim Matrimonials” ad that pops up every once in a while in the upper left-hand corner of IHateTheMedia.com. We assume it’s legit.
But where can a jilted jihadist find the woman of his dreams? Where does a socially inept IslamoFascist find true love? And since alcohol is forbidden, what is an unmarried Muslim extremist’s alternative to a single’s bar?
Taliban Singles might be a good idea. Maybe even Osama Bin-laden would relax a bit if we could just get the guy laid.
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) said meeting the brutal dictator was like talking with old family members:
“The fifty-year embargo just hasn’t worked,” CBC Chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-Ca.) told reporters after returning from Cuba. “The bottom line is that we believe its time to open dialogue with Cuba.”
Lee and others called Castro warm and receptive during their discussion. “It was quite a moment to behold,” Lee said, recalling her moments with Castro.
“It was almost like listening to an old friend,” said Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Il). “In my household I told Castro he is known as the ultimate survivor.”
Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Ca.) reported that Castro was receptive to President Obama’s promise to turn the page in foreign policy.
“He listened. He said the exact same thing as President Obama said,” Richardson said with awe.
Barney Frank got a little too excited at the thought of turning a page until Richardson said he was only speaking metaphorically.
Source: GatewayPundit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWoXGpV38Hw WARNING: DO NOT WATCH THIS “SOUTH PARK” CLIP IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED
While Saddam Hussein was being held by U.S. Marines, he was forced to watch the movie “South Park: Bigger, Longer And Uncut.” Repeatedly. To make it even funnier, the animated feature shows Saddam as Satan’s gay boyfriend.
Matt Stone and Trey Parker, creators of the animated series and film, were thrilled that Saddam’s guards gave them the photo.
“We’re very proud of our signed Saddam picture and what it means,” Stone said. “It’s one of our biggest highlights.”
“I have it on pretty good information from the Marines on detail in Iraq that they showed Saddam the movie,” he laughed. “Over and over again – which is a pretty funny thought.”
Are tasteless cartoons a violation of the Geneva Convention? Tough luck.
Source: U.K. Telegraph viaBreitbart
Here’s a pleasant surprise. A new Gallup poll shows that support for gun control has dropped to just 29%, the lowest level in history. But don’t hold your breath waiting to see it on the evening news.
The question was “Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons?”
The surprise is how dramatically support for gun control has fallen. Advocates seemed to have their goal in their sights back in 1959 when 60% of Americans supported gun control. But it’s been almost straight down hill since then. Support now rests at just 29%.
Guns don’t kill gun control advocates. Polls do.
Source: HotAir.com
Following in the grand tradition of Clint Eastwood and Ronald Reagan, talk show host Montel Williams is thinking of running for office. On second thought, it’s more like he’s following the grand tradition of Jerry Springer.
The multi-talented Montel isn’t content with a resume that includes U.S. Marine, TV schlockmeister, Presidential coin con man, and Air America talk show host. Now this shiny-pated renaissance man says he may run for office.
“I’ve had many discussions at multiple levels of government about the responsibility of us all who feel as if we have the audacity to open our mouths and complain about what happens in our society and then not step up to the plate to do something about it,” Williams insisted. “And the best way to do something about it is through public service.”
Maybe Montel can combine his TV show with his governmental duties. No welfare payments for anyone until Governor Montel’s DNA tests prove who your baby’s daddy really is.
Source: WilshireAndWashington.com
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You need a scorecard to keep track of the wacky characters in President Obama’s family. Now we find out he has yet another half brother, this one named Samson Obama, and he’s been accused of sexual assault in England.
Britain’s The News of the World says Samson was busted in January as he attempted to enter the country on his way from his home in Kenya to bubba’s inauguration in Washington, DC.
Using a high tech database, immigration officers discovered he had been arrested by British police the previous November after he allegedly tried to sexually assault a 13-year old girl.
“He supplied officers with his mother’s address in Bracknell but gave them a false ID, claiming to be Henry Aloo, a genuine asylum seeker,” News of the World said.
This is almost too crazy to believe. We have an illegal alien aunt living in Boston. We have one brother busted for pot while living in a hut in Nairobi. We have another brother living in China and running an illegal internet business. We have the militant Muslim brother living in Kenya. And now we have an alleged sexual predator using false ID in England.
That leaves about half a dozen more Obama brothers and sisters who have checked in with neither us nor their parole officers. The fun has just begun.
Source: News of the World via Drudge
Hillary’s still buried in debt from her failed presidential run. She needs to pay Bill back for the millions of dollars he loaned to her campaign. So James Carville sent this remarkably cheesy email to Hillary’s supporters.
The bottom line is simple: Send Hillary $5 and you could win one of three fabulous prizes. What kind of prizes? Well, Carville describes them as “truly once in a lifetime.” Decide for yourself:
Unbelievable. Bill Clinton has made hundreds of millions of dollars since he left office and his wife is begging you for $5 donations. But we think they could easily offer some additional prizes. Such as:
C’mon, James, show a little creativity here. The money will come rolling in.
Now, don’t tell anyone over at the Hillary campaign website, but one of our staff here is on the Hillary Clinton Campaign mailing list and received one of these emails yesterday. We’d done image capture of it and you can see it by clicking on the thumbnail on the left here.
Source: WilshireAndWashington.com via Time
Uh, duh. That’s what we’re afraid of.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, who says Obama is sincere: “We know that the Palestinians offered every concession at the time when Israel did not offer any.”
Source: Reuters
Luckily, the same survey found that 47% disagree with that statement. 16% are not sure. (We suspect that the answer to this question is not all they’re unsure of.)
The best part of the survey is that 54% of American voters think the world would be better off if Europe became more like the United States. 22% think the world would better off it we became more like Europe.
If that 22% is talking about topless beaches, we’re with ’em. But if they’re talking about lederhosen, forget it.
Source: RasmussenReports
Glover has an article in MiddleEastOnline.com titled “Race and the Obama Administration.” He excoriates the Bush administration for walking out on a 2001 U.N. anti-racism conference. He “urges the Obama administration to commit to participation at the U.N.’s Durban Review Conference against racism and intolerance – and to reclaim American leadership in the struggle for human rights.”
Glover paints a pretty picture of the peace and love and harmony that would have ruled the previous conference if only the evil Bush and the even more evil Israelis hadn’t walked out and ruined any chance of approval for the dandy resolution the delegates had written.
You already know everything you need to know about Glover. He pals around with Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez and never misses an opportunity to bash America.
The 2001 conference was an exercise in reparations lovin’, Israeli hatin’, American loathin’ and wealth redistributin’. You can read more about it here.
Just what you’d expect from Castro, Chavez, and Glover love.
Source: MiddleEastOnline.com
Translation: The World Health Organization wants the United States to pay to upgrade the rest of the world’s hospitals. Apparently, the term “universal healthcare” means we take care of everyone in the universe.
Source: CNSNews.com
We may have understated it. This may be the video of the week. Maybe the month.
It’s always been rumored that there’s no love lost between Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. You can just imagine how “het up” the sanctimonious Carter get over the mere thought of the things Clinton did in the Oval Office.
This clip exposes that lack of respect in all its glory. Bill Clinton is doing his best meet-and-greet at some reception. When Carter approaches, Bill looks away while the peanut farmer and the little lady walk right past and completely ignore him. Clinton looks away and pretends he didn’t see the snub. And best of all, Hillary completely freezes in the background. The look on her face is priceless.
The good news for Rachel Maddow is that her show is up 98% in total viewers and 70% in the 24-54 age demographic compared to the invisibly low ratings of Dan Abrams, her predecessor in the time slot.
MediaBistro said, “Maddow was an instant hit and is currently the network’s second-highest rated show.”
The bad news is that you don’t have to be an expert statistician to figure out the trend of this chart. March was Maddow’s sixth month on MSNBC and also her lowest-rated. Her viewership has plunged a remarkable 40% in six months.
At the rate she’s going, Maddow’s last viewer will switch to another station on January 1, 2010. Put it on your calendar. The beer’s on us.
Source: MediaBistro.com
There are subtle differences between American English and English English. (More significant differences, apparently, than the subtle differences only President Obama has picked up between German and Austrian.)
That being said, The Times of London has reported on Michelle Obama’s “falsies.” Consider it more evidence of England’s Obama burn-out:
I know, you’re fed up with reading about Michelle Obama. But let me just tempt you towards one last, tiny detail: the First Lady’s falsies. Michelle Obama is normally so natural looking, it’s surprising to find something about her that is so unapologetically fake.
Those eyelashes weren’t even trying to look real.
No, they were full-on, all-out diva lashes, the kind you normally find on D-list celebrities or in drag-act dressing rooms. The allure of the long lash is well-documented. They define and sexualise the gaze, making the eyes appear bigger (and therefore younger). Gazing up at someone through luscious lashes is considered an act of seduction; it’s even entered the vernacular: “you batted your eyelashes at him.”
Given that Mrs Obama’s intention was to seduce Europe, she chose those lashes well, making no attempt to conceal the artifice. She did not, for example, opt for lash extensions which give the most natural finish. These are bonded to the wearer’s own lashes, a painstaking process that nevertheless yields fantastic results. You can choose various degrees of amplification, from just a few extra lashes to a full-on fan. Suzie Lung (tel 07957 771503) does a mean set, or try Vaishaly (020-7224 6088).
Source: Times of London via GatewayPundit
Bernard Goldberg, author of A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media knows the politics of America’s newsrooms as well as anyone. And that’s why liberals detest him.
“We need newsrooms that not only look like America, but think a little more like America.”
That’s just one quote from the speech he delivered last week at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California. But there are a lot more where that came from.
Watch the whole speech. If for no other reason than you know that Barney Frank won’t.
The semi-American actress admits she was “seized with fear” after learning about “environmental toxins” (you would call them “chemicals found in everyday items.”) Paltrow said the number of children getting cancer and autism was growing ‘exponentially’ as a result of those chemicals.
“It annoys me when celebrities use their position to spout nonsense,” said Hugh Pennington, Emeritus Professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University and a leading bacteriologist. “They have a perfect right to their views, even if they are loopy. But shampoo is perfectly safe – unless you drink it in large quantities.”
Paltrow promulgated her wacky claims on goop.com, her personal website, where she often gives fans information about her favourite restaurants and tasty organic recipes.
Paltrow’s children, Apple and Moses, are being raised on a macrobiotic diet. That means no cheese and no white flour. But as long as mom’s around, it means plenty of nuts.
