Republican Congressman Steve LaTourette of Ohio joked about the Democrats’ intraparty squabbles and mocked them for crying that “Republicans won’t let us have health care reform.”
This is one of the funniest speeches we’ve ever seen in the House.
Republican Congressman Steve LaTourette of Ohio joked about the Democrats’ intraparty squabbles and mocked them for crying that “Republicans won’t let us have health care reform.”
Whaaaa!
Source: Gateway Pundit
Alex Renton, a British environmentalist and lunatic thinks the world would be better off if American and Australian women had fewer babies so African women can have more of them.
Seriously. Alex Renton, a British environmentalist and lunatic – but we repeat ourselves – thinks the world would be better off if American and Australian women had fewer babies so African women can have more of them. And he said it with a straight face.
The worst thing that you or I can do for the planet is to have children. If they behave as the average person in the rich world does now, they will emit some 11 tonnes of CO² every year of their lives. In their turn, they are likely to have more carbon-emitting children who will make an even bigger mess…
In 2050, 95% of the extra population will be poor and the poorer you are, the less carbon you emit. By today’s standards, a cull of Australians or Americans would be at least 60 times as productive as one of Bangladeshis… As Rachel Baird, who works on climate change for Christian Aid, says: “Often in the countries where the birth rate is highest, emissions are so low that they are not even measurable. Look at Burkina Faso.” So why ask them to pay in unborn children for our profligacy…?
But how do you reduce population in countries where women’s rights are already achieved and birth-control methods are freely available? Could children perhaps become part of an adult’s personal carbon allowance? Could you offer rewards: have one child only and you may fly to Florida once a year?
After all, based on current emissions and life expectancy, one less British child would permit some 30 women in sub-Saharan Africa to have a baby and still leave the planet a cleaner place.
This is a great idea, but Alex has just scratched the surface here. Not only will those 30 starving, diseased African children produce fewer emissions each year, but they’ll lead much shorter lives than their American and Australian counterparts, thereby enriching Mother Earth even further.
These people give lunatics a bad name.
Source: Guardian UK
In news that will surely shock liberals across the fruited plain, Democrats are ignorant.
In news that will surely shock liberals across the fruited plain, Democrats are ignorant.
According to a new Pew Research study, they know far less about political matters than Republicans and Independents.
This, of course, runs contrary to everything you’ve ever read or heard from the liberal media. You are stupid. Too stupid to vote. Possibly too stupid to breathe. You move your lips when you read. If you read at all, that is.
And yet, you know more than Democrats.
Source: Pew Research
A new Pew poll shows far fewer Americans believe there’s solid evidence that global temperatures are rising. The number has plunged from 71% to only 57% in the last 18 months.
This is shaping up as a very frightening Halloween for Al Gore and his global warming acolytes.
A new Pew poll shows far fewer Americans believe there’s solid evidence that global temperatures are rising. The number has plunged from 71% to only 57% in the last 18 months. Fewer people believe that global warming is due to human activity, too. That number has declined from 47% to just 36%.
On the other hand, a recent Gallup poll indicates that 37% of Americans believe houses can be haunted.
Don’t worry. That scary moaning sound you hear is not coming from a haunted house. It’s just Al Gore curled up in the fetal position over in the corner.
Source: Pew, Gallup via Care2.com
NASCAR introduces the official ObamaCare pace car
Source: IOwnTheWorld.com
Uh-oh. Bad news from Great Britain. Meat is killing Mother Earth. Clogging up the old gal’s arteries and slowly but surely cutting off her blood supply.
Uh-oh. Bad news from Great Britain. Meat is killing Mother Earth. Clogging up the old gal’s arteries and slowly but surely cutting off her blood supply.
As the Times UK reports:
Lord Stern of Brentford said: “Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources. A vegetarian diet is better.”
Direct emissions of methane from cows and pigs is a significant source of greenhouse gases. Methane is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a global warming gas.
Lord Stern, the author of the influential 2006 Stern Review on the cost of tackling global warming, said that a successful deal at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December would lead to soaring costs for meat and other foods that generate large quantities of greenhouse gases.
This from Lord Stern, perhaps the most appropriately named man on earth.
Source: Times UK
Someone said that the best think about cash for clunkers is, now most of the Obama stickers are GONE!
Someone said that the best think about cash for clunkers is, now most of the Obama stickers are GONE!
– Hack ‘80s actor Scott Baio
Why oh why would Kelli Carpenter want to divorce Rosie O’Donnell?
Just two things missing from this photo of Rosie O’Donnell: a double-wide and a six-pack.
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly sends correspondent Griff Jenkins to Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson’s office. Grayson doesn’t like it. Not one little bit.
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly sends correspondent Griff Jenkins to Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson’s office. Grayson doesn’t like it. Not one little bit.
Source: MofoPolitics.com
Republican Congressman Steve King took the opportunity to grill NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about the hypocritical treatment Rush Limbaugh received.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was on Capitol Hill testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. Republican Congressman Steve King took the opportunity to grill the Commish about the hypocritical treatment Rush Limbaugh received at the hands of the league.
That sound you hear is Ed Schultz whimpering over in the corner.
The wackos at 350.org are now resorting to skin to try and sell their global warming hoax.
The wackos at 350.org are now resorting to skin to try and sell their global warming hoax.
At least know that climate change believers aren’t too bright — the YouTube description of the video says, “We know that not everyone reads the newspapers. So we figured we’d try to get the point across the best way we know how–with clothes, or really, with the lack of clothes.”
Yeah, that’s a brilliant idea. Have hot young models strip to show that the warmer it gets, the fewer clothes we’ll need. These idiots just lost the support of Rachel Maddow, Ellen DeGenerous and Rosie O’Donnell and every man in the world.
We rise as one and say, “More global warming, please.”
meeting is a waste of time,” but his actions said it loud and clear.
He didn’t actually say, “The whole damn Copenhagen global warming meeting is a waste of time,” but his actions said it loud and clear.
Here’s how the Times UK tells the story:
President Obama will almost certainly not travel to the Copenhagen climate change summit in December and may instead use his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech to set out US environmental goals, The Times has learnt.
With healthcare reform clogging his domestic agenda and no prospect of a comprehensive climate treaty in Copenhagen, Mr Obama may disappoint campaigners and foreign leaders, including Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband, who have urged him to attend to boost the hopes of a breakthrough.
The White House would not comment on Mr Obama’s travel plans yesterday, but administration officials have said privately that “Oslo is plenty close” — a reference to the Nobel ceremony that falls on December 10, two days into the Copenhagen meeting.
The White House confirmed that the President would be in Oslo to accept the prize, but a source close to the Administration said it was “hard to see the benefit” of his going to Copenhagen if there was no comprehensive deal for him to close or sign. Another expert, who did not want to be named, said he would be “really, really shocked” if Mr Obama went to Copenhagen, adding that European hopes about the power of his Administration to transform the climate change debate in a matter of months bore little relation to reality. The comprehensive climate change treaty that for years has been the goal of the Copenhagen conference was now an “unrealistic” prospect, Yvo de Boer, the UN official guiding the process, said last week.
Please allow us to translate President Obama’s actions into words:
“Hell, man, I’m not going to Copenhagen unless I can claim credit for its success and look like the conquering hero I am in my own mind. This thing’s going down in flames, so maybe I’ll send Hillary.”
Or words to that effect.
Source: Times UK
What the hell is going on in this photo? Barack Obama holding hands?
Pity poor Todd Jurkowski. He’s the guy responsible for following Alan Grayson around with a dictionary trying to figure out what he means and whether or not the Democrat Congressman should apologize.
Pity poor Todd Jurkowski. He’s the guy responsible for following Alan Grayson around with a dictionary trying to figure out what he means and whether or not the Democrat Congressman should apologize.
Apparently calling Linda Robertson, an adviser to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a whore was a close call on the apology thing. “Let’s be clear about the context,” Todd said. “The attack was on her professional career, not her personal life.”
After originally standing by his comments, Grayson apologized saying, “I did not intend to use a term that is often, and correctly, seen as disrespectful of women.”
Alan Grayson, Linda Robertson,
“She attacked the Congressman and his efforts to promote a Republican bill to audit the Federal Reserve,” Jurkowski said of Robertson. “She actually questioned his understanding of the difference between fiscal and monetary policy. She had the audacity to attack a Congressman who used to be an economist.”
It sounds to us that what Todd really wanted to say was “The bitch had it coming.”
Source: CBS News
– Written by Patrick Michael
He vetoed the bill and sent Ammiano and his fellow legislators a veto letter. Not just an ordinary veto letter, mind you, but an oddly-worded letter with a Da Vinci Code-like message that reveals the Governator’s true feelings.
California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano introduced a bill to help the Port of San Francisco with some financing issues. It sailed through both houses of the California legislature with little opposition and went to Governor Schwartzenegger for his signature.
But Arnold had other ideas. He vetoed the bill and sent Ammiano and his fellow legislators a veto letter. Not just an ordinary veto letter, mind you, but an oddly-worded letter with a Da Vinci Code-like message that reveals the Governator’s true feelings.
To decode Arnold’s message, just read down the first letter in each line on the left side of the letter.
While we can’t help but admire Arnold’s sentiment and ingenuity, we long for the likes of Harry Truman, who would have just come out and said what he meant.
Source: SFBG.com
This video clip has two newsworthy components. First, Valerie Jarrett attacked Fox News while being interviewed on CNN. Second, CNN’s Campbell Brown actually had the integrity to call her on it.
This video clip has two newsworthy components. First, Valerie Jarrett attacked Fox News while being interviewed on CNN. Second, CNN’s Campbell Brown actually had the integrity to call her on it.
Brown: Do you think Fox News is biased?
Jarrett: Of course they’re biased. (laughs)
Brown: Well, do you also think MSNBC is biased?
Jarrett: Well, you know what? This is…this is the thing. I don’t want to generalize and say Fox is biased or another station is biased. I think what we want to do is to look at it on a case-by-case basis. And when we see a pattern of distorition, were going to be honest about that pattern of distortion.
Brown: But you only see that at Fox News. That’s all that you’ve spoken out about.
Jarrett: That’s actually not true.
Well, yes, Ms. Jarret, that actually is true. Fox is the only network you’ve criticized and the only one you’re likely to criticize. Criticizing MSNBC would be like eating your own young.
Kudos to Campbell Brown. The “are you friggin’ kidding me” look on her face during the interview pretty much says it all.
Source: HotAir.com
61% of the viewers of Fox describe themselves as middle-of-the-road or liberal?” Wallace said. “Given how much bigger the Fox audience is than the other Cable audiences, I’ll bet our 61% is bigger than CNN or MSNBC in total.”
A recent quote from Fox host Chris Wallace caught our attention.
“Did you know 61% of the viewers of Fox describe themselves as middle-of-the-road or liberal?” Wallace said. “Given how much bigger the Fox audience is than the other Cable audiences, I’ll bet our 61% is bigger than CNN or MSNBC in total.”
Let’s look at O’Reilly and Olbermann and do a little math and find out if Wallace is correct.
On Thursday, October 22 (a night chosen at random) Bill O’Reilly drew 3,436,000 viewers and Keith Olbermann drew a meager 1,179,000 viewers.
61% of 3,436,000 = 2,095,960.
Well, look at that. Almost twice as many Democrats and independents watch O’Reilly than watch Olbermann.
We’re not sure which stat surprises us most: the fact that more Democrats and independents watch Fox or that there are still a million people who watch Olbermann.
Source: LAradio.com, Media Bistro
Oh, those irrepressible Afghani university students. They had themselves a grand old time the other day and it wasn’t even homecoming.
Oh, those irrepressible Afghani university students. They had themselves a grand old time the other day and it wasn’t even homecoming.
As Associated Press reports:
University students play with a burning effigy of the President Barack Obama during a demonstration in front of the Afghan Parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Hundreds of Afghans shouted anti-US, NATO and Afghan government slogans and burned effigy of the President Barack Obama during a rally to protest a rumor that U.S. forces had bombed a mosque and burned a copy of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in nearby Wardak province in mid-October.
But…but…but he gave a speech in Cairo. He told the Muslim world that we love them. He told them that everything was our fault. He told them his middle name was Hussein.
Quick, Barack, give another speech. They seem to work really well.
Source: Associated Press
Enjoy the music while you read some “global warming” news from the last few days.
This video’s a couple years old now, but we were reminded of it by the good folks over at IceAgeNow.com. Enjoy the music while you read some “global warming” news from the last few days.
All-time October low recorded in Bavaria
Source: The Local
BBC relents over debate on warming
Source: The Northern Echo
Poll: Americans’ belief in global warming cools
Source: Associated Press via AJC
West Antarctic Ice Sheet May Not Be Losing Ice As Fast As Once Thought
Source: ScienceDaily.com
The only thing falling faster than President Obama’s approval ratings are MSNBC’s cable news ratings. Especially those of the irrepressible Rachel Maddow.
The only things falling faster than President Obama’s approval ratings are MSNBC’s cable news ratings. Especially those of the irrepressible Rachel Maddow.
The Ron Reagan, Jr. look-alike just racked up the worst one week ratings of her one year sojourn at MSNBC. For the first time ever, she went through an entire week without attracting a million viewers on any night. In fact, her total viewers for the week were a meager 4,147,000 people. That’s barely more than Bill O’Reilly nets in a single night.
Here are the sad specifics:
| Date | 25-54 Age Demo | Total Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 16 | 283,000 | 937,000 |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 214,000 | 894,000 |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 227,000 | 787,000 |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 281,000 | 913,000 |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 158,000 | 616,000 |
At the rate she’s going, Rachel’s last viewer will turn over to Hannity sometime in 2012. Just in time to get a more realistic view of the mid-term elections.
Source: MediaBistro.com
Barack Obama says repulicans are “mind-numbed robots” who do what they are told. He’s not paying attention.
“Democrats are an opinionated bunch. You know the other side, they just kind of do what they’re told. Democrats, y’all thinkin’ for yourselves.”
– President Obama, October 20
“Some of the most prominent names in national Republican Party politics are lining up against the GOP nominee in a key upstate New York House special election.”
– Politico.com, October 24
Source: Wall Street Journal/Best of the Web Today
We may owe Nancy Pelosi an apology. We laughed at her back in February when she said 500 million people might lose their jobs every month.
We may owe Nancy Pelosi an apology. We laughed at her back in February when she said 500 million people might lose their jobs every month.
But we’re now nine months into the Obama economy and it’s beginning to look like that number may be accurate.
Please accept our humblest apologies, Speaker Pelosi.
When a thoroughbred racehorse breaks a leg on the track, they rush out and quickly put the poor beast out its misery with a bullet to the head. Anyone have a spare round for Michael Moore’s “Capitalism?”
When a thoroughbred racehorse breaks a leg on the track, they rush out and quickly put the poor beast out its misery with a bullet to the head. Anyone have a spare round for Michael Moore’s “Capitalism?”
This weekend’s results are in. Capitalism’s total box office receipts were a sad, sad $703,000. It’s total box office is a paltry $12,937,000 after five weeks of release. Five films brought in more than that this week alone.
Capitalism’s vital signs are extremely weak. Friends and family are gathered at its bedside. No heroic measures will be taken to keep it alive. Say your goodbyes. Bring in the priest and give the last rites. Order a casket and a hearse. Schedule a day at the cemetery.
And then pause and laugh your ass off at that fat bastard Michael Moore.
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com
Seriously. Bill Maher has off the deep end. Way off. Even liberal lunatics like Chris Matthews and Alec Baldwin are rolling their eyes and wondering if Maher has lost it.
Seriously. Bill Maher has off the deep end. Way off. Even liberal lunatics like Chris Matthews and Alec Baldwin are rolling their eyes and wondering if Maher has lost it.
Of course, he couldn’t lose it unless he once had it and that is definitely not an assertion that would hold up in court.
Source: Mediaite.com
Anyone who’s lived with Rosie O’Donnell for five years deserves the Nobel Peace Prize a hell of a lot more than President Obama does.
Anyone who’s lived with Rosie O’Donnell for five years deserves the Nobel Peace Prize a hell of a lot more than President Obama does.
But now we’re sad to report that Rosie and longtime partner Kelli Carpenter admit to having “issues.” That’s Hollywood talk for “I can’t stand the sight of you anymore, you fat, obnoxious, angry bitch.”
The New York Daily News reports the sad details:
Rumors that the relationship was on the rocks began after O’Donnell posted cryptic messages on her personal blog about the difficulties of marriage and the fact that she wasn’t aware Carpenter had a Facebook page until a reader asked her about it.
O’Donnell and Carpenter were married in a non-state-recognized ceremony in San Francisco in 2004 and have three adopted children – Parker, 14, Chelsea, 12 and Blake, 9 – as well as daughter Vivienne, 6, whom Carpenter gave birth to via artificial insemination.
“They’re adorable and wonderful and they are by far a priority,” O’Donnell told USA Today. “Kelli and I love each other very much and we are working on our issues. Those are the only words I am ever going to say. Ever. And that is something that has been agreed upon by all parties.”
“But everything’s fine and everybody’s good and we’re still both raising them together,” she added. “We will both continue to parent them and we’re friendly and everything’s all right.”
Carpenter has reportedly moved into the couple’s Manhattan condo with their youngest child, according to RadarOnline.com. According to the gossip site’s sources, O’Donnell’s mood swings were the cause of the split.
And by mood swings, they mean Rosie goes from neurotic to psychotic. On a good day.
Source: New York Daily News
