Today is April 15, or as the Democrats like to call it, Thanksgiving

Mmmm, government cheese. Always one of the favorite menu items on Democrat Thanksgiving Day.
Mmmm, government cheese. Always one of the favorite menu items on Democrat Thanksgiving Day.
Today is Democrat Thanksgiving Day.

It’s the joyous annual holiday on which Democrats gather with their families, feast at the government trough, and give thanks for all the taxes they “forgot to pay” or “overlooked” or “got incorrect advice from their tax preparer” or “missed because of a glitch in TurboTax.”

Tom Daschle. Tim Geithner. Hilda Solis. Ron Kirk. Kathleen Sebelius. And half the other people nominated for positions in the Obama administration will be celebrating today. And they will offer this simple prayer: “We thank you, FDR, for the bounty you have given us. And for all those phony Schedule C deductions, too.”

Remember President Obama’s pledge to simplify the tax code? What he meant, obviously, was “It’s simple to cheat on your taxes and get away with it. Especially if you’re a Democrat.”

Military commanders met with resistance when they tried to get the troops to meet with Obama

We all saw the photos. We all saw the new clips. President Obama went to Iraq and the troops greeted him warmly.

“Army officers had intended to have at least 1,500 troops from Camp Victory and nearby Camp Liberty,” The Wall Street Journal reported, “but the secret trip happened faster than expected, beating most of the troops by a couple of hours. Only 600 made it.”

Are the cameras all the same? We can't tell. But that what one report suggests.
Are the cameras all the same? We can't tell. But that what one report suggests.

But was the enthusiasm real or was it staged? Here’s how one sergeant who was on the ground in Iraq reports it.

“We were pre-screened, asked by officials “Who voted for Obama?” And then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line. They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up.”

GatewayPundit notes that all the soldiers in the AP photo are using the same model camera, which seems to validate the sergeant’s claim.

C’mon, they were enhancing the moment, like when Hillary stuffs her face with Botox. And with the same result. A much better photo op.

Source: Chisum via GatewayPundit

Guilt by association by Associated Press

Tim Blair, Sydney Daily Herald, or a reasonable approximation thereof.
Tim Blair, Sydney Daily Herald, or a reasonable approximation thereof.

Tim Blair, the opinion editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, is a man who recognizes hypocrisy when he sees it.

In fact, he does a better job covering the hypocrisy of American journalism than most American journalists do. Blair’s blog featured this item recently:

In the tradition of the mother of the boyfriend of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s daughter:

A half sister of Gov. Sarah Palin’s husband is accused of breaking into the same home two times with the intention of stealing money.

Both pieces from Associated Press, specialists in association.

How many degrees of separation does it take before Associated Press thinks a story isn’t newsworthy? Could someone please look that up in the AP Style Guide.

Source: TimBlair

Detroit has more registered voters than residents, an inspiration to other liberal cities

You may have died in 1979, but that doesn't mean you can't vote for a Democrat in 2009.
You may have died in 1979, but that doesn't mean you can't vote for a Democrat in 2009.
Detroit election officials have confirmed what an analysis of census and population records shows: Motown has more registered voters over the age of 18 than it has residents in the same age group.

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

Code Pink plans to disrupt Tea Party in People’s Republic of Santa Monica.

The People's Republic pier will be more fun than ever tomorrow.
The People's Republic pier will be more fun than ever tomorrow.
It should be a beautiful day in the People’s Republic of Santa Monica tomorrow. Just imagine yourself relaxing on the silver sands, caressed by the sun’s gentle rays. It would be perfect if it weren’t for those screaming lunatics over on the pier.

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?

Dutch TV show finds Osama bin Laden “Not Guilty.” IHateTheMedia.com finds the Dutch “Not Rational.”

The Dutch should stick to what they know. Tulips. Windmills. Wooden shoes. Marijuana. Sex shops.
The Dutch should stick to what they know. Tulips. Windmills. Wooden shoes. Marijuana. Sex shops.
The Dutch are generally pretty rational. What the hell happened here?

The Netherlands public TV network runs a show called “Devil’s Advocate.” On its Wednesday night show, a five-member jury and the studio audience listened to all the evidence and concluded that there wasn’t enough proof to convict bin Laden of being the brains behind the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. This, of course, is despite the fact that bin Laden has repeatedly, proudly taken credit for the attacks.

The show features famed Dutch defense attorney Gerard Spong defending some of the world’s worst criminals. The silver-tongued Spong convinced the jury that bin Laden’s connection to Sept. 11 was merely “Western propaganda.”

While they were at it, the jury also concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prove bin Laden is the top dog in al-Qaida.

Next week on Devil’s Advocate, the jury will decide that black is white, up is down, and global warming causes global cooling.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Liberal anti-Tea Party sets record for lowest turn-out

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

Uh-oh, Oprah: Children in her private school held in solitary confinement

"Wait'll I get my hands on those little perverts."
"Wait'll I get my hands on those little perverts."

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

Lib talker Stephanie Miller was hilarious on CNN. Unintentionally hilarious.

Stephanie Miller showed up on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” about ten days ago and hinted at a nefarious plot on the part of conservative radio station owners to bring down the “highly successful” lib talk juggernaut.

“Well, you know – I just did a panel on the Fairness Doctrine,” the unfunny Miller said. “I have to tell you, I brought ratings information. And people like me and Ed Schultz are consistently beating conservative shows in many, many markets. And yet – there is 10 percent liberal radio in this country. Ninety percent of the stations are conservative. You just cannot argue anymore it’s because liberal radio can’t compete.”

That would be impossible – and she knows it – for one very simple reason: neither Miller nor Schultz air in “many, many markets.” If the information on her website is up-to-date:

  • Miller has affiliates in just 50 markets (a dreadful total after years of flogging this dog in syndication)
  • She has affiliates in only nine of the Top 50 markets.
  • Eight of those nine have ratings below 1.0 (again, dreadful is the only appropriate word)
  • Three of her Top 10 market affiliates have zero ratings.
  • Eight of her 50 affiliates air her program only on weekends.
  • Thirteen of her 50 affiliates air only a portion of her program or air it at odd hours (or both).
  • Twenty of her 50 affiliates are in markets ranking #120 or smaller
  • Twelve of her affiliates are in markets too small to be rated.

Even worse for Miller, her syndication efforts are going full speed in reverse. She’s lost a startling 62.5% (15 of 24) of the Top 50 affiliates she once had and her problem seem to be accelerating. In the last few months she’s lost affiliates in Miami, Phoenix and Columbus and gained none.

The bottom line is pretty clear:

Stephanie Miller’s talk show is a ratings disaster. Instead of blaming “conservative” station owners, she should put the blame where it belongs. On herself.

AN ADDED NOTE: Is it our imagination or is Miller beginning to look just like Gloria Allred?

Source: NewsBusters

TV reporter arrested after plowing into NYPD horse

Never trust a NYPD horse. They are notorious liars.
Never trust a NYPD horse. They are notorious liars.
The city’s bankrupt. Taxes are going through the roof. And Rush Limbaugh’s leaving town. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse comes this news:

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

Al Gore’s media empire melting down even faster than Greenland’s glaciers.

Thumbs have turned down for Al Gore's financial fortunes.
Thumbs have turned down for Al Gore's financial fortunes.
The former vice president didn’t see this coming. Instead of worrying about glaciers melting down in 100 years, Al Gore should have worried about the economy melting down this year.

Times are tough and the Goracle’s nascent media empire – built around the Current cable TV network – and has cancelled plans for a $100,000,000 public stock offering.

“In light of current market conditions, the registrant has determined not to proceed at this time with the public offering,” Current said in an SEC filing. “All activity regarding the proposed public offering has been discontinued.”

Current Media owns Current TV and youth-oriented website Current.com. Gore’s concept was that viewers would submit content to the network and website.

Poor Al Gore. Who else would be dumb enough to invest in a TV network that does the same thing YouTube does? Seriously, it’s such a dumb idea that it’s hard to believe it came from the same guy who invented the internet.

Source: Breitbart

The commercial Islamic radicals don’t want you to see. New and improved.

Some time back, a great commercial showed up on the internet. It was supposedly created by a South African ad agency to promote Honda’s hybrid.

We say supposedly because the commercial was so simple and so powerful and so controversial that it just seems doubtful that any major advertiser would have the guts to run it. Honda denies any involvement. So does the ad agency that is credited with having created it.

The commercial became an internet sensation. It got millions of views. Then an Islamic activist group got its panties in a wad and demanded that the commercial be pulled off the internet. YouTube caved in and pulled the commercial. It’s now very difficult to find online.

We love the commercial. So we got our hands on a copy, did a little editing, removed any reference to Honda, and put a new ending on it.

We think new version is more powerful than the original. And more timely, too.

If you enjoy it, please tell everyone you know to see it at IHateTheMedia.com.

Chavez wants Obama to apologize to Japan. And every other country while he’s at it.

Hugo Chavez urging all Venezuelan men over the age of 50 to get annual prostate exams.
Hugo Chavez urging all Venezuelan men over the age of 50 to get annual prostate exams.
President Obama thought the world would love him if he simply apologized to the Europeans and Turks for Iraq.

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

New dating site is exactly what the angry IslamoFascist needs to meet the woman of his dreams

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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.

Congressional Communists Black Caucus members get giddy while meeting with Castro

This is still considered a luxury car in Fidel Castro's island paradise.
This is still considered a luxury car in Fidel Castro's island paradise.
Seven members of the Congressional Black Caucus flew down to Cuba and expressed their deep admiration for the island nation’s murderous Communist dictator. They got as giddy as Chris Matthews thinking about Barack Obama.

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

Marines tortured Saddam, made him watch South Park episode in which he was Satan’s gay boyfriend

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

Poll shows Americans think gun control advocates are way off target

gun_control 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

Just what America needs in its hour of darkness: Governor Montel Williams. Senator Montel Williams.
Or dare we dream it, President Montel Williams.

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

New IHTM feature: the Random Article

If you have been with IHTM since we started publishing in mid January, you’ve missed up to 650 articles. But we’ve got great news for you: Instead of paging through all the articles, or going to our Index, try something new we’ve just added: the random article. Just move your curoor up to the top menu and click on the Random Article link, and click, and click… A completely random article will be presented to you each time. Have fun!

Another Obama brother discovered, accused of sexual assault in the U.K.

Samson Obama, alleged sexual predator. Sounds more like he should be Bill Clinton's brother.
Samson Obama, alleged sexual predator. Sounds more like he should be Bill Clinton's brother.

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

Lou Dobbs calls Keith Olbermann a left wing hack, and more

It’s Easter weekend, family is visiting, and we weren’t going to spend too much time on IHateTheMedia.com. But some things are just to sweet to pass up. Like CNN’s Lou Dobbs calling MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann a “left-wing hack,” “who has to spend so much time adjusting his medication he can’t figure out what he’s doing.”

No time for humor analysis and comment. It’s enough just to watch and listen.

Thanks to Newsbusters.org for the heads up.

Help pay off Hillary’s campaign debt, win tickets to American Idol (you can’t make this stuff up)

This space now available. C'mon, Hillary, this could be the most valuable advertising space in Washington, DC.
This space now available. C'mon, Hillary, this could be the most valuable advertising space in Washington, DC.

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:

  • A day with President Clinton in New York. (Visit the Harlem office he himself rarely visits. Learn his pick up technique in a downtown Manhattan bar. Listen to him tell stories of his days in the oral office.)
  • Lunch with James Carville and Paul Begala. (Yes, the ever modest Carville actually described having lunch with him as “a once in a lifetime” prize. Our guess would be that he has lunch every day.)
  • Tickets to the finale of American Idol. (The gay guy is really terrific and will undoubtedly win).

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:

  • A session with Hillary’s personal Botox specialist.
  • 90-seconds in the Lincoln Bedroom (pro-rated from the standard $100,000 per night)
  • Six months worth of advertising space on Paul Begala’s forehead (perfect for today’s cash-strapped business looking for a creative way to advertise)

Click thumbnail to enlarge Carville's pathetic email
Click thumbnail to enlarge Carville's pathetic email

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

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