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
Headline of the Day
37% say U.S. has been arrogant and dismissive of Europe. We say, “Who cares?”
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
Danny Glover and United Nations want you to apologize. And pay reparations. And worse.
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
Quickie of the Day
“WHO Calls for Disaster-Proof Hospitals”
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
Whatever you do, don’t call Billy Bob Thornton an Actor
Billy Bob Thornton is an Oscar winning actor, but don’t say that to his face, as QTV interviewer Jian Ghomeshi found out the hard way. Nope, the whole movie thing apparently has been a diversion on the road to his recent blockbuster of a music career with his new band, The Boxcars. And that’s all he wants to talk about. Period.
The video is a bit long, but it’s definitely worth a listen of you like to see pretentious actors musicians makes asses of themselves. Over a million people in less than the two days its been out have watched it already, and he’s losing fans on Youtube faster than Angelina Jolie removed th “Billy Bob” tat from her arm. We won’t give it away, but suffice it to say, once you are done watching, you’re going to like ol’ Billy Bob just a little bit less, if you even did like him to begin with.
(If you want to save some time, listen until just under the two minute mark, and then skip to 6:50 and go until minute 10:00.)
Video of the Day
Carters blow off Clintons
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.
Best Line of the Day
Americans pay taxes “because some of our country’s good-for-nothing bums are too chicken to rob us at gunpoint.”
As April 15 rolls around let us take a moment to recall why we Americans pay taxes: Because some of our country’s good-for-nothing bums are too chicken to rob us at gunpoint. That would be members of Congress and the executive branch. How come we keep electing politicians who will tax the bejeezus out of us? Especially Democrats? At least Republicans are smart enough to lie about it.
Read the rest in “A Nation of Moochers” by P.J. O’Rourke in the Weekly Standard.
Ratings for MSNBC’s EdShow look more like DeadShow
MSNBC may have made a boneheaded move when it put Ed Schultz on the air, but at least they were smart enough to bury him on the fringe of primetime.
The ratings on his premier show were, shall we say, disappointing. That makes the ratings on night two disastrous. And the ratings on night three were..hello…hello…is anyone out there?
By night three, the Fox show in the same time slot has 4.5 times as many viewers as Schultz. And the CNN shown had twice as many.
Fox and CNN both love the EdShow. Finally, something they can both agree on.
| Network | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | |||
| Fox | 2,125,000 | 1,919,000 | 2,202,000 | |||
| CNN | 1,147,000 | 1,010,000 | 807,000 | EdShow/MSNBC | 725,000 | 602,000 | 406,000 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research via MediaBistro
Uh-oh. March is Maddow’s lowest-rated month ever.
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
Times of London reports on Michelle Obama’s “falsies”
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 supports affirmative action – for conservatives in the newsroom.
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.
British scientists make major discovery:
Gwyneth Paltrow is nuts
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.
Quote of the Day
“If they’re going to take my gun rights away, I’m going to buy plenty. Buy ‘em cheap and bury ‘em deep before they do.”
– Lars Larson, syndicated radio talker
Source: LARadio.com
LA Times sells front page ad, disguises it as news story
Readers of the L.A. Times know the paper sometimes slants the news and other times reports it very selectively, but now they’re guilty of completely fraudulent news.
The front page of today’s Los Angeles Times features what appears to be a major feature story on a rookie LAPD cop named Ben Sherman. The story breathlessly reports his first day on the job.
Only one problem. Sherman doesn’t exist. He’s the lead character in a new NBC-TV program called “Southland” that premieres tonight. And the article isn’t really an article – it’s a paid advertisement.
The ad isn’t in the Times normal typeface and it’s subtly labeled as an “Advertisement.” But how many readers of the Times will notice the difference?
The Times has come under heavy criticism in the past for blurring the line between editorial and advertising. The decision to adorn the front page with a faux news story that can easily be confused for actual reportage will undoubtedly elicit howls of protest once again.
The Los Angeles Times. All the fiction that’s fit to print.
Source: Variety.com
Ted Nugent to hunt human beings on new TV series
Yes, you read that headline correctly. The Motor City Madman is starring in a new TV series called “Runnin’ Wild…from Ted Nugent.”
It’s one of the oddest TV concepts ever, but would you expect anything less from Mr. Nugent? The “reality-competition” series will show the conservative rock star and hunting advocate teaching ordinary people how to survive in the wild.
Now at this point, you might be saying, “That doesn’t sound so odd.” Not so fast, bucko, because here’s where it starts to get weird.
After he teaches them to survive in the wild, Ted and his 18-year old son Rocco track the contestants down as if they’re wild game.
CMT has ordered eight episodes of “Runnin’ Wild …From Ted Nugent” and the show premieres in August.
If Ted wants to make this show even more fun, he should let viewers vote to determine who he’ll hunt down each week.
Our first nominee is Michael Moore. Who would you choose?
Source: Variety
Quickie of the Day
“Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Reportedly Faces Ethics Probe”
It’s not uncommon for a son to fail in his attempt to expand the business his father worked so hard to build. In this case, Jesse Jr learned the hard way that dad’s blackmail business is a lot easier than than the bribery business.
Source: CNSNews.com
Focus on the Family child molester busted for attempted rape
A good Christian Colorado man who narrates the bible in Spanish and works in Focus on the Family’s Spanish broadcasting department has been busted. According to the Denver Post, the would-be child molester been charged with two felonies – attempted sexual assault on a child and “internet luring.”
Unfortunately, the 15-year old “girl” Juan Alberto Ovalle attempted to lure was really an undercover agent.
Ovalle was arrested when he attempted to meet the girl after graphically discussing the various sexual acts he wanted to perform with her. Here’s a link to the actual arrest warrant, but be warned that it contains graphic language.
How do you say, “Hi, Juan. I’m your cellmate Bubba and I’d like you to meet some of my friends” in Spanish.
Source: DenverPost.com
Arab women’s right activist tells exactly why women, girls, children should fear Sharia law.
Hey, you multiculturalists out there. You might want to reconsider the consequences of Sharia law after you watch this video.
Ghada Jamshir is a Bahraini women’s rights activist. She’s also a very brave woman. She was interviewed on al-Arabiya television.
She tells – in very graphic detail – what’s wrong with Sharia law and why every woman in the world should fear it. At one point she goes into such graphic detail about what types of sexual relationships are acceptable under Sharia that the host becomes visibly uncomfortable and says, “Let’s not go into detail.”
But he wasn’t man enough to stop Ghada Jamshir.
Source: CreepingSharia
Joe Biden hems and haws and answers everything but the question he was asked
A couple weeks ago Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano both announced that we weren’t going to call it the Global War On Terror anymore. (Apparently, such mean talk hurts the feelings of those sensitive lads in al-Qaeda and the Taliban and Hamas.)
Well, poor Joe Biden never got the memo.
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked him to explain it. In his best befuddled Joe Biden way, the veep hemmed and hawed and yammered and stammered and answered every question except the one Wolf asked him.
The clip gets cut off before the end of the interview, but we at some point Joe must have looked at his watch and said, “Oh, my, look how late it is. Love to stay. Gotta go. Say hi to the wife and kids.”
Wolf may still be sitting in the studio asking the same question to Biden’s empty chair.
Source: HotAir.com
Olbermann boycotts the truth, says UPS is boycotting O’Reilly
Keith Olbermann announced on March 31 that UPS had pulled its advertising from rival Bill O’Reilly’s Fox program.
Uh-oh. Talk about your inconvenient truths. UPS quickly issued a statement saying Olbermann doesn’t know his ascot from a hole in the ground.
“We are writing to clarify our statement of last Friday,” said Norman Black, the national spokesman for UPS, “because it appears to have been misinterpreted. UPS has not ‘pulled’ any advertising from Fox News nor has the company taken a position on the ‘ThinkProgress’ campaign. Our intent on Friday simply was to note that UPS does not have any pending advertising plans with the O’Reilly show.”
O’Reilly is still waiting for Olbermann to retract both his statement and his claws.
Source: NewsMax
Quickie of the Day
“Fidel Castro Asks U.S. Lawmakers How to Improve Ties”
The joke answer — Three words: no more paisley.
The serious answer — Three letters: D-I-E.
Source: CNSNews.com
Latest phony CBS/New York Times poll surveys 69% more Democrats than Republicans
There’s nothing funnier than actually looking at the “internals” of liberal polls. Because they often reveal truths the summaries gloss over.
For example, here’s what the summary of the latest CBS/New York Times says:
Americans have grown more optimistic about the economy and the direction of the country in the 11 weeks since President Obama was inaugurated, suggesting that he is enjoying some success in his critical task of rebuilding the nation’s confidence, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
It continued:
(J)ust 31 percent of respondents said they had a favorable view of the Republican Party, the lowest in the 25 years the question has been asked in New York Times/CBS News polls.
Now here’s what the summary didn’t tell you. Look deeper into the poll at the demographic breakdown of who was actually questioned and you quickly see how skewed the results are. Who participated in the poll?
39% Democrats
23% Republicans
30% Independents
Say what? 69.6% more Democrats than Republicans? President Obama only got 53% of the vote. In the recent House election in upstate New York a Democrat only got 50% of the vote in a Democrat district.
So how about if you make this closing paragraph the new opening paragraph of the New York Times/CBS poll summary:
“The latest fraudulent CBS/New York Times poll kept questioning Democrats until we got the answers to line up with the story we had already written. Here are the results of that bogus poll.”
Source: TimesWatch.org
“54% Count On U.S. Business Leaders More Than World Leaders To Help U.S. Economy”
According to Rasmussen Reports:
Fifty-four percent (54%) of Americans say the U.S. economy will be helped more by the decisions of U.S. business leaders to grow their own businesses than by the actions of world leaders on behalf of the global economy.
Thirty percent (30%) say decisions made by world leaders to help the global economy will benefit the U.S. economy more. Fifteen percent (15%) aren’t sure in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
In an IHateTheMedia.com survey, 100% of tinhorn dictators said they believe capitalism is overrated.
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Bob Dylan’s tepid Obama endorsement could be a hot song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9-FbvTJJLM Bob Dylan says he supports President Obama.
He read the book “Dreams from My Father” and liked it. But he told the Times of London that his support comes with some reservations and doesn’t know if Obama will make a good president.
Oddly enough, Dylan’s conversation sounds just like Dylan lyrics. Yes, the man speaks in lyrics. So that’s how we’ll present his answer to the question, “Do you think Barack Obama will make a good president.” Read it with Dylan’s nasally twang and see if you don’t agree.
“I Support Obama Sorta” by Bob Dylan
Will he be a good president
I have no idea.
He’ll be the best president he can be.
Most of those guys come into office with the best of intentions
And leave as beaten men.
Johnson would be a good example of that
Nixon, Clinton in a way, Truman,
All the rest of them going back.
You know, it’s like they all fly too close to the sun and get burned.
Reserve some studio time, Bob. We think you have another hit on your hands.
While we wait, let’s watch Dylan doing his classic “Like A Rolling Stone.”
Source: WilshireAndWashington.com
Media rushes to condemn gun ownership, ignores more interesting fact about Binghamton gunman
In the media’s rush to condemn gun ownership, they have conveniently overlooked something very interesting about the shooter.
You can find it in this story from Fox News:
(Jiverly) Wong first came to the northwestern New York town some time in the late 1980s or early 1990s, before moving to California, (Police Chief Joseph) Zikuski said. In 1992, Wong was arrested and convicted of fraud.
Police said Wong became an American citizen in November of 1995 and sometime after that left the country. He returned to Los Angeles Dec. 25, 1999, arriving from Tokyo, police said passport records showed.
What the hell is wrong with our immigration policy when a guy who was arrested and convicted of fraud in 1992 can become a citizen in 1995?
Source: FoxNews.com
