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No shit, Sherlock: Washington insiders say Jay Carney can’t take the pressure of his new job

What’s that? Washington insiders say that Jay Carney is foundering in his job? But shouldn’t that make him the perfect spokesman for this administration?

What’s that? Washington insiders say that Jay Carney is foundering in his job? But shouldn’t that make him the perfect spokesman for this administration?

This should come as no surprise to anyone who’s ever seen Carney struggle to answer the simplest of questions. He doesn’t want to be there. He doesn’t want this job. He’s wondering what he got himself into. It’s painful to watch.

The Telegraph UK offers these insights:

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Jay Carney looks as if he'd rather have hot pokers stuck in his eyes than be White House Press Secretary

There is increasing concern in Washington that Jay Carney, the new White House Press Secretary, isn’t up to the job. Even when faced with an innocuous question that requires only that he trot out the official line, he looks completely stunned, as if the questioner is Bob Woodward asking him about Deep Throat. He gathers himself, embarks on a stuttering reply, pauses for what seems like an eternity, then starts gabbling, tripping over his words, rephrasing what he’s just said, then looking plaintively back at the questioner as if to say, “How did I do? Was that okay? Or would you like me to try again?”

“I think he’s doing very badly,” says a political contact based in Washington. “And I’ve heard others say that he’s really struggling.”

This guy always looks as if someone dressed him up in his big brother’s clothes and pushed him out on stage against his will.

To Carney’s credit, though, he has accomplished something we would have thought impossible: He’s made us miss Robert Gibbs.

Source: Telegraph UK

Iran moves into the 13th century: Ahmadinejad allies charged with sorcery

Here’s more proof – as if you really needed any – that Iran is home to more lunatics per capita than any other nation on the face of the earth.

This is one of those stories that sounds like it originated at The Onion, but it’s real.

Here’s more proof – as if you really needed any – that Iran is home to more lunatics per capita than any other nation on the face of the earth.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad maintains is grip on power, but not on reality

The Guardian UK has the details:

Close allies of Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been accused of using supernatural powers to further his policies amid an increasingly bitter power struggle between him and the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Several people said to be close to the president and his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have been arrested in recent days and charged with being “magicians” and invoking djinns (spirits).

Ayandeh, an Iranian news website, described one of the arrested men, Abbas Ghaffari, as “a man with special skills in metaphysics and connections with the unknown worlds”.

The arrests come amid a growing rift between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei which has prompted several MPs to call for the president to be impeached.

These people have the ability to make nuclear weapons and they believe in genies. These two facts do not compute.

Source: Guardian UK

Shutting Up Liberals 101: Alan Dershowitz explains why the Bin Laden death photos must be released

Alan Dershowitz appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan Show with Col. Morris Davis, former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo, and Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times.

We always kind of had a soft spot for Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz. He’s liberal, but pragmatic, which confounds the hell out of most other liberals.

Dershowitz appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan Show with Col. Morris Davis, former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo, and Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times.

Their two-to-one advantage did them absolutely no good as Dershowitz demolished every argument they made for withholding the Bin Laden death photos.

Dershowitz: The precedent this would establish for suppressing material because it might be offensive or might lead to this, it would give Muslim extremists veto about what we can read, what we can hear. It harks back to the [Muhammad] cartoon issues and other forms of censorship. We should not censor because if we publish it will offend the sensibilities of people who don’t share our values.

Is it just our prejudices speaking or is Obama rapidly dissipating every advantage he got out of the Bin Laden killing?

Tanzania declares war on Albania. Correction: Tanzania declares war on albinos

Tanzanian lunatics are crazier than your average lunatic. They actually believe their AIDS can be cured if they rape an albino.

Consider this story proof positive that America doesn’t have a complete monopoly on lunatics. They come in every shape, size, color and nationality.

That being said, we must say that Tanzanian lunatics are crazier than your average lunatic. They actually believe their AIDS can be cured if they rape an albino.

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An estimated 150,000 albinos live in fear in Tanzania

Reuters has the bizarre, horrible story:

Hundreds of albinos are thought to have been killed for black magic purposes in Tanzania and albino girls are being raped because of a belief they offer a cure for AIDS, a Canadian rights group said on Thursday.

At least 63 albinos, including children, are known to have been killed, mostly in the remote northwest of the country.
“We believe there are hundreds and hundreds of killings in Tanzania, but only a small number are being reported to the police,” Peter Ash, founder and director of Under The Same Sun (UTSS), told Reuters.

“There is belief that if you have relations with a girl with albinism, you will cure AIDS. So there are many girls with albinism who are being raped in this country because of this belief, which is a false belief.”

Around 1.4 million Tanzanians among a population of 40.7 million have the HIV virus that leads to AIDS.

Albino hunters kill their victims and harvest their blood, hair, genitals and other body parts for potions that witchdoctors say bring luck in love, life and business.

“(It is believed) a person with albinism is a curse. They are from the devil, they are not human, they do not die, they simply disappear,” said Ash.

This word just in: Edgar Winter has just cancelled his Tanzania Tour 2011.

Source: Reuters

Points for originality: Media blames “unexpected” jobless surge on Spring Break

Damn those unpatriotic college kids. Why are they out partying in Fort Lauderdale when they should be back in school stimulating the economy?

In the past the media has blamed the weather, the Japanese tsunami, Republican policies and everything else they can think of, so Reuters economic reporters are now forced to get really creative in an attempt to blame the on-going “unexpected” unemployment numbers on anything but Obamanomics.

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We don't know if the economy's getting stimulated, but we are

But Reuters’ latest excuse is laughable:

New U.S. claims for unemployment aid unexpectedly rose last week to touch their highest level in eight months, pushed up by factors ranging from spring break layoffs to the introduction of an emergency benefits program, a government report showed on Thursday.

Damn those unpatriotic college kids. Why are they out partying in Fort Lauderdale when they should be back in school stimulating the economy?

Source: Reuters

The greatest interview ever: Condi Rice spanks Lawrence O’Donnell like a little boy

MSNBC’s smug, smarmy Lawrence O’Donnell thought he was going to make a fool of former Secretary of State Condi Rice. Didn’t work out that way. Not even close.

This video clip is eleven minutes long and every damn second of it is classic.

MSNBC’s smug, smarmy Lawrence O’Donnell thought he was going to make a fool of former Secretary of State Condi Rice. Didn’t work out that way. Not even close.

O’Donnell is now recovering from the beating in an undisclosed New York City hospital.

You’re going to love this. Guaranteed.

60 Minutes producers: “Hey, we haven’t interviewed Obama in a couple weeks. How about Sunday night?”

If 60 Minutes was a magazine it would be in competition with Newsweek to see which one could put Barack Obama on its cover most frequently.

If 60 Minutes was a magazine it would be in competition with Newsweek to see which one could put Barack Obama on its cover most frequently.

CBS News has the less than newsworthy story:

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We interrupt IHateTheMedia.com for this breaking news: President Obama will make his weekly appearance on 60 Minutes Sunday night at 7:00/6:00 Central

President Obama has agreed to sit down with “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft for his first and only interview since the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. 

The interview, to be conducted in the White House Wednesday, will be broadcast on “60 Minutes” this Sunday, May 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

The president announced late last Sunday that the al Qaeda leader was killed during a raid at a compound in Abbottabad, which is close to Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad.

President Obama agreed to sit down with Steve Kroft? They say that like there was any doubt that would appear. C’mon, Barack Obama would jump in front of a train if there was a camera on the tracks.

This guy’s been on 60 Minutes more than Morely Safer and Mike Wallace combined. When he leaves the Oval Office, he should join the program’s anchor team so he can interview himself every week.

He agreed to sit down with Steve Kroft. Yeah, right. Like they had to waterboard him to get him to cooperate.

Source: CBS News

And now IHateTheMedia.com presents “David Gregory Is A Schmuck Theater”

Please allow us to summarize what NBC “newsman” David Gregory says in about the death of Osama Bin Laden this short clip.

NBC’s David Gregory is a schmuck. A liberal schmuck. But we repeat ourselves.

Please allow us to summarize what the NBC “newsman” says in about the death of Osama Bin Laden this short clip:

“Unlike the evil right wing cowboy George W. Bush, the munificent Barack Obama understands that the American people still feel vulnerable and that we still wanted justice.”

Watch it for yourself and tell us if you think we’ve exaggerated what he said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZg4DSNTM0A

Eric Holder: Project Gunrunner? Operation Fast & Furious? Hmmm. They sound vaguely familiar

Issa grilled – absolutely grilled – Eric Holder about the Justice Department’s Operation Fast and Furious and Project Gunrunner.

Sparks flew between Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday during a Judiciary Committee hearing. And we don’t mean the kind of sparks that fly between Barney Frank and random cabana boys.

Issa grilled – absolutely grilled – Holder about the Justice Department’s Operation Fast and Furious and Project Gunrunner. Holder tap danced like Mr. Bojangles. He would have gotten 9s on Dancing With The Stars.

Issa is Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and has subpoenaed documents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) relating to the highly controversial “Project Gunrunner.”

Holder claims he knew nothing about it. He claims his top assistant knew nothing about it. He also seems to be remarkably uninterested.

Unless we’re mistaken, Issa isn’t going to let this one go.

http://youtu.be/7_RmqbuNyHQ

Prince Charles, nerdiest man on the planet says, “We are making it cool to use less stuff”

Irish filmmakers Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinny taking on Britian’s embarrassing Prince Charles. Prince Charles, hypocrite,” skewers the haughty Prince.

Just how hypocritical is Prince Charles? We’ve documented his eco hypocrisy many times here at IHateTheMedia.com.

In this case, though, we bow to the masters. Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinny are two Irish film makers who have made a series of short films exposing celebrity eco-hypocrites. Some of their previous targets include James Cameron and Robert Redford.

Now they’re taking on Britian’s embarrassing Prince Charles. Their latest effort, “Prince Charles, hypocrite,” skewers the haughty Prince for living in several palaces and roaming the world in private jets and luxurious yachts while demanding that the rest of us “live with less.”

What could be funnier than this pompous ass, this royal nerd, this harebrained heir, telling anyone what’s cool and what isn’t.

Fonzi, he ain’t.

Source: Independent UK

Bond guru Bill Gross: If you want to save your financial butt, put your money in Canada or Australia

Famed bond-fund manager Bill Gross argued in favor of non-dollar-denominated emerging-market debt, such as in Canada and Australia.

The Editor and the Administrator have an on-going debate about the best way to survive the looming financial Armageddon. The Administrator opts for gold while the Editor opts for Aussie dollars.

Looks like Bill Gross, the Warren Buffet of bonds, sides with the Editor on this one.

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Bond guru Bill Gross tells you how to avoid financial Armagedon

NOTE: The Editor is a well-known financial moron and this may well be a case of a blind pig finding an acorn.

The Wall Street Journal has the details:

Famed bond-fund manager Bill Gross argued in favor of non-dollar-denominated emerging-market debt, saying low interest rates such as those in the U.S. coupled with inflation represent “an immediate threat” to investment portfolios.

Gross, in his monthly missive on Pacific Investment Management Co.’s website, continued his argument against a policy of keeping interest rates low, which he has said would end up losing money for investors. Tuesday, he warned developed economies are in a position to use so-called financial repression to reduce debt-to-GDP ratios at the expense of bond investors.

Investors could see increasing negative real yields due to accelerating inflation, he said.

Gross said Pimco advocates alternatives such as developing-market debt at higher yields denominated in non-dollar currencies. He noted that many such issuers offer “pristine” balance sheets and attractive real interest rates.

“If AAA quality is your requirement, then Canadian or Australian bonds may also fit your horizon,” he added.

Pimco has dumped all U.S. government-related holdings from the Total Return Fund, the world’s biggest bond fund.

In interest of full disclosure, it should also be noted that Mrs. Editor once worked at Pimco and had a very close relationship with Gross, as told in the comments of this earlier article.

H/T: Wall Street Journal

A tale of two newspapers: Us versus them

Here’s how two Melbourne, Australia newspapers headlined the Bin Laden assassination in side-by-side street racks.

When George Bush said, “You’re either with us or you’re against us,” he knew exactly what he was talking about.

Here’s how two Melbourne, Australia newspapers headlined the Bin Laden assassination in side-by-side street racks.

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Source: Andrew Bolt

Liberal journalists working overtime to create image of Obama the Warrior

We’d say liberal journalists are attempting to create the image of Obama the Warrior “for some unknown reason,” but we all know the reason.

We’d say liberal journalists are attempting to create the image of Obama the Warrior “for some unknown reason,” but we all know the reason:

He’s weak on defense and terrorism and as November 2012 draws near they’ll do anything they can do bolster his credentials.

Are we exaggerating? Hardly. Here’s Margaret Carlson on MSNBC’s Morning Joe doing exactly as we said.

Scarborough: We’ll have time to get to the nitpicking. But should this not be about Barack Obama making a decisive decision when the rest of his cabinet wasn’t sure whether he should do it or not?

Carlson: We’re not asking for a Hollywood movie. We’re just asking for a moment when Professor Obama turned into General Obama and ran this incredible raid. That took a lot of guts, the kind of thing you do see in a Hollywood movie.

General Obama?

Surely, you say, this is an isolated incident. This can’t possibly be an on-going liberal theme.

Well, here’s Howard Fineman in the Huffington Post:

By calmly and meticulously overseeing the successful targeting of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama just proved himself — vividly, in almost Biblical terms — to be an effective commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States.

Biblical, Howard?

The only thing biblical about it is that it’s such an overstatement that it causes us to say, “Good lord.”

Source: Huffington Post

Wikileaks came this close to tipping off Osama

If Osama Bin Laden had read the latest batch of WikiLeaks documents a bit closer, he would have known that one of his couriers had been compromised and that we were hot on his trail.

Still on the fence about Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? Maybe this will change your mind.

If Osama Bin Laden had read the latest batch of WikiLeaks documents a bit closer, he would have known that one of his couriers had been compromised and that we were hot on his trail.

The Atlantic reveals a heretofore unrevealed document:

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We follow the news pretty damn closely, yet we didn’t know that a new batch of WikiLeaks documents had been released just a few days ago.

Looks like Julian’s 15 minutes of fame expired even before Bin Laden did.

H/T: Andrew Bolt

Unbelievable: White House asks small California newspaper to edit remark about First Lady

someone in the White House found time to complain to a small California newspaper about a throwaway comment about Michelle Antoinette buried in an article about the Marine One helicopter.

One would think the folks at the White House would have full plates these days what with three wars, impending economic implosion, terrorism and the like.

Nevertheless, someone in the White House found time to complain to a small California newspaper about a throwaway comment about Michelle Antoinette buried in an article about the Marine One helicopter.

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Making eye contact with the First Lady would make even the bravest Marine pilot quake in his combat boots

The Daily Caller has the details:

… Gina Channell-Allen, president of the Pleasanton Weekly in Pleasanton, California, said that her paper “received a call from the White House asking us to take out part of the story because it reflected poorly on the First Lady.”

The story in question was a soft feature about Marine One titled, “Inside Marine One, President Obama’s helicopter,” that ran in the paper on April 20. Pleasanton staffer Amory Gutierrez “didn’t get to ride in ‘Marine One,’” she wrote in her story, “but I did get the VIP tour and took photographs of the otherwise unseen aircraft.”

She also wrote a sentence that the White House thought made FLOTUS look snooty.

“Basically the reporter said that the First Lady didn’t speak to the pilots but acknowledged them by making eye contact,” Allen wrote in her email.

Allen says she “complied” with the White House’s request “because it was not worth making a fuss over.”

She added, “I thought it was interesting, though, that the [White House] was concerned enough about image to contact a little weekly paper in Pleasanton.”

The Pleasanton Weekly should consider itself lucky that the administration chose to handle this with a phone call from the White House. It could easily have been a phone call from the IRS.

Source: Daily Caller

We may have to waterboard Jay Carney to get him to admit that waterboarding helped us get Bin Laden

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, the only man in Washington, DC who could make us miss Robert Gibbs, put on quite a performance Tuesday.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, the only man in Washington, DC who could make us miss Robert Gibbs, put on quite a performance Tuesday.

One reporter asked if enhanced interrogation techniques – otherwise known as waterboarding – had provided us with information that lead us to Osama Bin Laden’s lair.

Carney refused to answer the question directly, insisting that we got the information from a number of sources.

Can waterboarding force a congenital liar to tell the truth? Carney virtually begs to be the subject of a scientific investigation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzxTg30Oh0o

H/T: Gateway Pundit

FDA busts Pennsylvania gang selling dangerous, illegal white liquid to children

This is another one of those stories that sounds as if it was cooked up in the minds of the guys over at the Onion. Unfortunately, it’s 100% true.

This is another one of those stories that sounds as if it was cooked up in the minds of the guys over at the Onion. Unfortunately, it’s 100% true.

The Washington Times reports the shocking details:

A yearlong sting operation, including aliases, a 5 a.m. surprise inspection and surreptitious purchases from an Amish farm in Pennsylvania, culminated in the federal government announcing this week that it has gone to court to stop Rainbow Acres Farm from selling its contraband to willing customers in the Washington area.

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Unindicted co-conspirator in the FDA's Pennsylvania drug bust

The product in question: unpasteurized milk.

It’s a battle that’s been going on behind the scenes for years, with natural foods advocates arguing that raw milk, as it’s also known, is healthier than the pasteurized product, while the Food and Drug Administration says raw milk can carry harmful bacteria such as salmonella, E. coli and listeria.

“It is the FDA’s position that raw milk should never be consumed,” said Tamara N. Ward, spokeswoman for the FDA, whose investigators have been looking into Rainbow Acres for months, and who finally last week filed a 10-page complaint in federal court in Pennsylvania seeking an order to stop the farm from shipping across state lines any more raw milk or dairy products made from it.

The farm’s owner, Dan Allgyer, didn’t respond to a message seeking comment, but his customers in the District of Columbia and Maryland were furious at what they said was government overreach.

“I look at this as the FDA is in cahoots with the large milk producers,” said Karin Edgett, a D.C. resident who buys directly from Rainbow Acres. “I don’t want the FDA and my tax dollars to go to shut down a farm that hasn’t had any complaints against it. They’re producing good food, and the consumers are extremely happy with it.”

C’mon, folks, this is one of those cases where we have to get behind the Food and Drug Administration. We cannot allow the lawless Amish to run loose on the country lanes of America. Next thing you know they’ll be terrorizing law abiding citizens with those damn horse drawn buggies.

Source: Washington Times

Abbottabad-a-bing, Abbottabad-a-boom

Here you go. Gruesome Reuters photos of some of Osama Bin Laden’s henchmen after the Navy SEALS stopped in for a spot of tea.

We’re pretty damn proud of that headline. This story should get picked up by HotAir and WeaselZippers and those clowns over at iOwnTheWorld and every other website that appreciates genius headlines.

Hell, it’ll probably get us nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Maybe even a Nobel Prize, because we’ve heard it’s pretty easy to win one of them these days.

Here you go. Gruesome Reuters photos of some of Osama Bin Laden’s henchmen after the Navy SEALS stopped in for a spot of tea.

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Unbelievable story of the day: Gitmo hides American flag so terrorist inmates won’t be offended by it

We have become wimps. Completely embarrassing wimps. There’s simply no other way to describe it.

We have become wimps. Completely embarrassing wimps. There’s simply no other way to describe it. BigPeace.com has the details of an unbelievable story out of the Guantanamo terrorist prison:

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Don't let the sight of an American flag offend the little darlings at Gitmo

In an especially well-timed release this week, Richard Miniter’s MASTERMIND: The Many Faces of the 9/11 Architect, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reveals Mohammed’s rise to the top of Al Qaeda and his planning of the jihadist attacks on America in 2001.More than that, though, Miniter’s book includes shocking new disclosures about how the US treats its detainees. Miniter tells Big Peace:

I was stunned to learn while researching Mastermind that Guantanamo detainees succeeded in convincing prison officials to no longer raise the American flag anywhere they could see it. Each morning on every U.S. military base around the world, the American flag is raised to a bugle. But in the interests of not offending the detainees, it was stopped at Guantanamo.

Hide it? We think not. We should surround the damn prison yard with flag poles and raise the Stars & Stripes one at a time every morning as a team of buglers play Reveille over and over again.

They’re illiterate friggin’ prisoners mysteriously transported from the 13th century. Who cares what offends them?

Source: BigPeace.com

Historic: Joy Behar speaks the dumbest words ever spoken on The View

joy Behar claimed, “there are other ways of getting information out of people . . . pay them off!” Ms. Behar said offering a terrorist a “$6 million book deal” may work just as well as waterboarding them.

We know what you’re thinking. Is it really possible to determine which of the many stupid things said on The View is the stupidest? But we think you’ll agree that this one deserves the superlative description.

Fox Nation reveals Behar’s buffoonery:

“The View” ladies discussed the effectiveness of coercive interrogation today and Joy Behar claimed, “there are other ways of getting information out of people . . . pay them off!” Ms. Behar said offering a terrorist a “$6 million book deal” may work just as well as waterboarding them. Sherri Shepherd interrupted and passionately defended CIA agents who do what’s necessary to protect average citizens . . . which actually ignited a hearty ovation from left-leaning “View” crowd.

We should convince terrorists to talk by giving them a book deal? Like we said, the stupidest thing ever said on The View, surpassing the former record holder, Whoopi Goldberg’s comment that Roman Polanski’s crime wasn’t rape rape.

Congratulations to Ms Behar. This is the TV equivalent of breaking Babe Ruth’s homerun record.

Source: Fox  Nation

Cindy Sheehan’s FaceBook page reveals that she’s a “deather”

Have you heard the term “deather” yet? It’s defined as someone who doesn’t believe Osama Bin Laden is dead. Cindy Sheehan is one.

Have you heard the term “deather” yet? It’s defined as someone who doesn’t believe Osama Bin Laden is dead.

With that in mind, let’s check in on the lunatic ramblings of the always entertaining Cindy Sheehan on her FaceBook page:

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Cindy Sheehan cups her hand over her ear so she can better hear what the voices in her head are saying

I am sorry, but if you believe the newest death of OBL, you’re stupid. Just think to yourself–they paraded Saddam’s dead sons around to prove they were dead–why do you suppose they hastily buried this version of OBL at sea? This lying, murderous Empire can only exist with your brainwashed consent–just put your flags away and THINK!

We think Cindy’s right. Osama’s not dead. Next thing you know he’ll be showing up at 7-11 stores across the country. With Elvis and Jim Morrison and Andy Kaufman.

By the way, call us deathers if you wish, but we’re still convinced that Kaufman faked his death and will be making a grand comeback on Saturday Night Live any week now.

Source: Cindy Sheehan

Ahhh, the good ol’ days: Back when Obama & Biden said waterboarding didn’t work

Oops. Turns out waterboarding does work and we initially learned the the identify of the courier who lead us to Osama Bin Laden from Sheikh Khalid Mohammed during a waterboarding session.

Oops. Turns out waterboarding does work and we initially learned the the identify of the courier who lead us to Osama Bin Laden from Sheikh Khalid Mohammed during a waterboarding session.

Here’s what then Senator Obama said about waterboarding back in October 2007:

“The secret authorization of brutal interrogations is an outrageous betrayal of our core values, and a grave danger to our security. We must do whatever it takes to track down and capture or kill terrorists, but torture is not a part of the answer – it is a fundamental part of the problem with this administration’s approach. Torture is how you create enemies, not how you defeat them. Torture is how you get bad information, not good intelligence. Torture is how you set back America’s standing in the world, not how you strengthen it.”

And here’s an equally incensed Senator Joe Biden saying the same thing on Face The Nation:


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Will Obama and Biden now retract their statements and admit that Bush’s policies worked?

Don’t hold your breath. Unless you’re being waterboarded, that is.

Source: ProCon.org

Conservatives kick ass in Canada, win unassailable majority in Parliament

The geniuses in Canada’s Liberal party thought they had Conservative Prime Minster Stephen Harper right where they wanted him…

The geniuses in Canada’s Liberal party thought they had Conservative Prime Minster Stephen Harper right where they wanted him. So they forced him to call for new Parliamentary elections in an attempt to oust him from office.

The election was held on Monday and the Liberal scheme worked about as well as most liberal schemes do.

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Thumbs up for Canadian Conservatives, who now hold a majority in Parliament

Reuters has the story of today’s Liberal lamentations:

Canada’s Conservatives stormed to a decisive victory in Monday’s federal election, winning 54 percent of the seats in Parliament and securing a stable four-year term in power after vowing to focus on the economy.

The Conservatives grabbed 167 seats in Canada’s Parliament, well above the 155 they needed to transform their minority government into a majority, according to provisional results. They won about 40 percent of the vote, beating expectations.

The victory, a relief for Canadian financial markets, left support for the separatist Bloc Quebecois in tatters and the party’s leader without a seat. Bloc Quebecois advocates independence for the province of Quebec.

Things did not go as expected for the Liberals. Instead of winning the night, they now find themselves reduced to an embarrassing third place finish.

“What a great night. … Canadians can now turn the page on the uncertainties and the repeat elections of the past seven years and focus on building a great future,” Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a victory rally in Calgary, Alberta early on Tuesday morning.

American liberals are now shouting “Obama got Osama” and wishing our election could be held today.

We suspect they’d be in for a surprise almost as big as the one Canadian Liberals found.

Source: Reuters

More liberal lunacy: Pointy-headed academics claim that calling animals pets is insulting

Don’t you just know that whatever follows that word is going to be completely absurd? Well, rest assured that British academics haven’t let you down.

Don’t alarm bells go off in your head whenever you see the words “academics?” Don’t you just know that whatever follows that word is going to be completely absurd? Well, rest assured that British academics haven’t let you down.

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Professor Andrew Linzey doesn't want you to insult your companion animals

The Telegraph UK has the idiotic info:

Domestic dogs, cats, hamsters or budgerigars should be rebranded as “companion animals” while owners should be known as “human carers”, they insist.

Even terms such as wildlife are dismissed as insulting to the animals concerned – who should instead be known as “free-living”, the academics including an Oxford professor suggest.

The call comes from the editors of then Journal of Animal Ethics, a new academic publication devoted to the issue.

It is edited by the Revd Professor Andrew Linzey, a theologian and director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, who once received an honorary degree from the Archbishop of Canterbury for his work promoting the rights of “God’s sentient creatures”.

In its first editorial, the journal – jointly published by Prof Linzey’s centre and the University of Illinois in the US – condemns the use of terms such as ”critters” and “beasts”.

We would call these guys dumbshits, but that would probably be considered insulting to shit.

Source: Telegraph UK

Here’s a royal wedding we would have watched on TV

T-Mobile did a great parody commercial that demonstrates what the Royal Wedding should have been. It’s already had nearly 19,000,000 views on YouTube.

Mrs. Editor recorded four different networks’ coverage of the royal wedding. She watched it from beginning to end, but we’re proud to say that we saw not a minute of it.

That being said, T-Mobile did a great parody commercial that demonstrates what the wedding should have been. It’s already had nearly 17,500,000 views on YouTube.

They didn’t just find royal look-alikes for the commercial, they found dead ringers (especially for Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry, Camilla Bowles-Parker-Mountbatten-Windsor and Kate Middleton), which makes the commercial even funnier.

And here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the production:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dkVhRoSCwo

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