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Excuse me, ABC, but your bias is showing
Robot Obama footage from 1991!
Well, this is disturbing. This YouTube video lends proof to the theory that Obama is a robot from the future on a mission to destroy America. Maybe North Korea perfected time travel or something.
Anyway, it is hard to believe that a little work on his delivery can take the guy (or robot) you see here and put him in the Oval Office. Or maybe he just activated his emotion chip.
Anyway, why are we only seeing this NOW, from a third party? Did TBS and its owner, mega-liberal Ted Turner, forget Obama did this? Not likely.
This week in irony
Today's protest outside the White House saw thousands upset over the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline project, which would send oil derived from tar sands in Canada to Texas and Louisiana to be refined. The pipeline would create thousands of new American jobs and would cut the amount of oil we buy from the Arab world.
Of course, that does not sit well with radical environmentalists and amateur anarchists. A group of angry college students left their college in Vermont and traveled by oil-guzzling bus to Washington to voice their displeasure. They then burned even more oil to go home. It's OK though, because oil burned during good intentions doesn't hurt the environment.
Of course, that does not sit well with radical environmentalists and amateur anarchists. A group of angry college students left their college in Vermont and traveled by oil-guzzling bus to Washington to voice their displeasure. They then burned even more oil to go home. It's OK though, because oil burned during good intentions doesn't hurt the environment.
Martin Bashir hates black people
Well, obviously he is, because if the ideological roles were reversed, liberals would be screaming it. Check out how this nasty little Brit criticizes a real American:
The Anarchists of the Occupy Movement
If there was ever any doubt that the folks behind the Occupy movement are a bunch of anti-capitalistic anarchists, the reporting of BigGovernment.com should set you straight. After a BigGovernment reporter caught a OccupyDayton protester going off on America, the organizers behind the protest threatened to sue. Click the following link for the whole story:
#OccupyDayton Threatens to Sue in Response to Video of Activist: ‘F- the Military, F- your Flag, F- the Police’
Still, I'd vote for President Zuckerberg over this guy...
Need a job? Obama's hiring, but he isn't paying
Another facepalm moment for Obama
Obama runs and hides from 14 million unemployed Americans
A new jobs report released today showed America created no new jobs last month. Every time a report is released, no matter how bad it is, President Obama will appear to make a statement and spin it to a positive thing. This one was so bad, that when it was released, Obama skipped a statement for the first time and took off for Camp David. It must be nice to be able to run away from your mistakes.
Nothing says "empowered woman" like a....Playboy bunny?
Ah, Hollywood liberals, what a hypocritical lot. The same folks who scream for equal rights for women then turn around and make sexist attacks on Republican women they don't like. Now, they are trying to convince us that drivel like NBC's new show "The Playboy Club" actually EMPOWERS women. As proof, they offer this clip featuring actress and professed lesbian Amber Heard cowering in fear while wearing a revealing outfit. You've come a long way, baby.
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Contessa Brewer gets owned
Contessa Brewer, are you a condescending witch? Some questions don't need answering. Just sit back and enjoy.
Obama Throws a Hissy Fit
Osama Been Capped
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The War on Easter!
It isn't enough to kill Christmas, Easter is now in the sights of liberals. From "Spring Spheres" to gays crashing an Easter parade, the battle for Easter is on. Click here to read all about it on Examiner.com.
The (Symbolic) Tree Huggers of Auburn
Look, sentiment is nice, but reality is nicer. Why not raise money for the trees' care? Because in this day and age, as long as you mean well, you don't actually have to DO well. It's like wearing a colored ribbon to support a cause. It doesn't do any good, but it is easier than working for that cause and it makes you feel better.
Ironically, these same Auburn students have a tradition of "rolling" these trees to celebrate something at the university, like a win in football. These trees would be covered in hundreds, if not thousands, of toilet paper rolls, so much so that the trees look iced over and the ground is covered in piles of unrolled toilet paper. The tree huggers have asked students to stop rolling, as it might hurt the trees. Never mind the fact that with every roll, a tree somewhere else had to die.
But hey, as long as everyone feels good, it's OK, right? Maybe they should be given a Nobel Peace Prize for all of their symbolic work.
That would explain Glee.....
Lady Gaga Joins the Gay Mafia
Liberal Fail of the Week: Singing Wisconsin Protesters
When liberals think they are making a difference, it can be a bit sad, but mostly it's just funny. Case in point: during the recent Wisconsin union protests, this bizarre moment was caught on video and posted to YouTube. Either the cast of Les Miserables showed up to perform, or some time-traveling French anarchists from the Revolution found their way into the Madison Capitol. I just love how the guy in front thinks if he sings louder and with a little more gusto, all of their problems will just go away. I don't know what sort of romantic ideas he had that his little American Idol audition would actually change minds, but at least it makes you laugh. Check out the hippie drum circle member trying to play along, or better yet, check out the faces of the protesters in the background, all wondering where these singing idiots came from. Why they chose to sing songs from Les Miserables is beyond me. Don't these folks know any good Bob Dylan?
Remember now, unlike people protesting for their freedom, these folks are protesting the fact they they do not want to pay 5% into their own pensions! They want you, the taxpayer, to pay it for them. They might as well be singing into hairbrushes in front of their bedroom mirror, because their musical hissy-fit was all for naught. Didn't Obama say we all had to do our part to help the economic recovery? Now they get their chance!
One of these butts is not like the others
Now, I can appreciate Mrs. Obama trying to help America eat healthier, but let me ask you this: if a Republican with some "junk in the trunk," were saying the same things about eating healthy, would the media let it slide? This is the same media that joined with Kathy Griffin to mock Bristol Palin when she didn't lose weight while on Dancing with the Stars. They love a good hypocrite, but give Michelle Obama a pass. And so it goes.
John King's FAIL
John King and CNN did try hard to blame everyone but the shooter for the Giffords shooting. He put forth the effort, but like the rest of the mainstream media, no one bought the argument. Maybe we're all just a little sick of the liberal ploy of blaming others and failing to take responsibility for one's own actions. My article for Examiner.com certainly got a lot of feedback pro and con. To read it for yourself, click right here.
For Christmas, Paris Hilton celebrates herself
My latest column highlights her Christmas card, which features the real reason for the season: looking at her bony body in skimpy outfits. To see the Christmas card that may finally get her skanky soul condemned to hell, click right here to read it at Examiner.com. You can also click right here to read the same column at Yahoo.
Help Kate Walsh kill babies and win a DVD!
To read my full article about what Kate Walsh is up to, click right here.
Surprise! Liberals like bad TV
The study also says Republicans prefer shows where good fights evil, like "V" and "NCIS." It's probably not a coincidence that TV shows favored by Republicans tend to be more successful, and get higher ratings. To read my full article on the subject, click here to read it at Yahoo's Associated Content.
The Bristol Palin hate is in full effect
Of course, very little has been made of the threats of violence against Bristol - including death threats and the delivery of white powder to the DWTS studios - because it doesn't fit the laid-back, inclusive, cuddly image the media likes to project about the left. Had there been threats against a liberal, however, you know somehow the Tea Party would have gotten the blame.
Now, TMZ, the country's greatest social think tank, is taking their swipe at Bristol. A headline on their site read "Bristol Palin Getting Some Tail Before 'Dancing with the Stars' Finale." The real story was less provocative, of course. It was simply a story of what ABC offered in their pre-show buffet for the cast. That included...wait for it...lobster tails. It's a pathetic attempt to scape up some kind of controversy on Bristol, but since the folks at TMZ have sold their souls to Satan long ago, perhaps I should feel sorry for them instead. Perhaps.
I knew I didn't like Ina "The Barefoot Contessa" Garten
After a little digging, I know why I felt a disturbance in the Force with Garten: she's a big-time supporter of liberal causes. She hosted a benefit at her New York home for the Hudson Peconic branch of Planned Parenthood in 2004. This is the same woman who refuses to participate in charity events for The Food Network, even though most of the channel's other show hosts do. When America's biggest baby killer needs to raise some money, however, she's there.
Liberals are a bunch of gun-crazed hillbillies: here's proof!
According to an AP story carried by The Dallas Morning News, Cowan then did what any good liberal does: he took his shotgun and shot the television. He then threatened to kill his wife, leading to a standoff with SWAT and his eventual arrest. Those dang liberals. So dangerous and prone to violence, they could make Nancy Pelosi tear up (click here to see that weepy clip again).
Tales of a Teleprompter President
With all the focus on new books from President George W. Bush and Sarah Palin recently, I'm sure President Obama is feeling lonely. I thought it would be a great time to remind everyone what we've been missing. Remember this little shout-out to our military? Maybe Obama should stop looking for stories and spend more time learning about the military he commands. The mainstream media tends to overlook such gaffes from Obama, but if this had been W, they would have been all over it.
Why bother with Jon Stewart?
Perry was there to promote his book, but instead of having a regular, if not thought-provoking conversation, Stewart took every opportunity to take swipes at Perry, at conservatives, and even the state of Texas. Perry seemed unable to match wits with Stewart; it was an awkward interview, to say the least. There was tired rhetoric from Perry and snide remarks from Stewart.
I don't blame Stewart for his actions, it's what he does. He is capable of having a real conversation, but he wouldn't do that with a conservative. I blame Perry, who should have known better, for failing to go in ready to either say something of meaning or defuse Stewart's arguments. He did neither. I wonder why Perry even bothered going on The Daily Show. Was this appearance really going to sell books, or change his image? We all know it is to keep his face on the national stage. If he wants to run for President (and I hope he doesn't), he needs to be able to do better in interviews than this.
Don't get me wrong, I like Perry. I voted for him, and I think he is doing a good, but not perfect, job. It's obvious, however, that he isn't ready to deal with a liberal attack of words and wit.
There's no smoking in baseball!
MSNBC Declaration of Independence ad omits God, adds gay marriage
Give Biden some cash, 'cause you wouldn't like him when he's angry
Obviously, no one bought it, but Biden used the email to ask supporters to send him $3 to help re-elect Democrats and subdue his righteous fury. Gee, I wonder how Crazy Joe is feeling now?
To read more about his shameless email, click right here to read my full column.
If you can't beat Bill O'Reilly, run away
Republicans who support the DREAM Act
So many seem to paint the illegal immigration issue with too broad a brush. Some think that any effort to being illegals into the fold, and give them a chance to become citizens, is amnesty. There is a way that illegals can become citizens and make amends for breaking the law.
The DREAM Act is a way for illegals who came to America as children to become legal if they meet certain requirements, including staying out of trouble, finishing high school, and going into the military or college. It gives those who had no say in whether they broke the law the chance to become productive American citizens. To read about a group of Dallas hispanic Republicans who support it, click right here.
The DREAM Act is a way for illegals who came to America as children to become legal if they meet certain requirements, including staying out of trouble, finishing high school, and going into the military or college. It gives those who had no say in whether they broke the law the chance to become productive American citizens. To read about a group of Dallas hispanic Republicans who support it, click right here.
Is the Oxygen Channel killing feminism?
John Dennis and the best political ad ever
John Dennis is running for Nancy Pelosi's seat in Congress, and created a great political ad that is a YouTube hit. To read more about it, click right here or watch the video below.
Voting Character Over Race
One of my recent columns for Yahoo News explored the issue of race and how that affects voting, using a local race in Dallas as an example. To read the column, click right here.
Kudos to Clint Howard
It's a rarity, but a Hollywood actor is actually supporting a conservative cause. This time, it's Clint Howard, brother of liberal die-hard Ron Howard, who made the following internet video on behalf of The Heritage Foundation. Click here to read about it on Associated Content.
Seize the Gay!
Big D doesn't mean Democrat
One of my recent columns for Yahoo News highlights the shift in Dallas politics, which has been highly Democratic but is now trending Republican. It is indicative of how much ground Democrats are losing nationwide. Dallas was considered a stronghold for the Dems, but now they are fighting for their political lives. You can read all about it right here.
Just note: in my haste to spell check and turn in my column, I misspelled one of the folks quoted. It should actually read JASON VILLALBA of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly. I left out one of the "Ls" when I ran spell check. Sorry about that Jason!
Just note: in my haste to spell check and turn in my column, I misspelled one of the folks quoted. It should actually read JASON VILLALBA of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly. I left out one of the "Ls" when I ran spell check. Sorry about that Jason!
Liberal pretends to be a Tea Partier, and MSNBC falls for it
MSNBC was all giddy this week playing a little game of "gotcha" with Glenn Beck and the Tea Party over the "Restore America" rally. Seems they "uncovered" a Tea Party blogger who posted a guide to DC for rally attendees that helped them avoid the parts of town where African Americans live. Of course, it fit their spin of making everyone look like racists, so they failed to do a little digging.
The Daily Beast then discovered the blogger responsible is a big time Democratic contributor and now it appears, an obvious plant to discredit the Tea Party. Of course, the accusations and impressions have been made, so MSNBC won't worry about retractions. That's too bad, because I was looking forward to Maddow's snarky "we got duped" speech.
To read about MSNBC's entire witch hunt, visit the NewsBusters story right here.
The Daily Beast then discovered the blogger responsible is a big time Democratic contributor and now it appears, an obvious plant to discredit the Tea Party. Of course, the accusations and impressions have been made, so MSNBC won't worry about retractions. That's too bad, because I was looking forward to Maddow's snarky "we got duped" speech.
To read about MSNBC's entire witch hunt, visit the NewsBusters story right here.
Hispanic Republicans: Minorities among minorities
I've recently had the chance to write some political stories and columns for Yahoo News. One of my recent columns concerns the rise of Latinos in the Republican party. Despite the rancor over illegal immigration, they do exist, don't believe what Harry Reid says. To read the column, click right here.
The truth about the Ground Zero mosque imam
The Hypocrisy of Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren can be added to the list of Hollywood actors who can't shut up about their personal views, yet abandon them when it is time to make money. The British actress has been a vocal anti-gun advocate, including endorsing a ban on so-called "replica" guns. That didn't stop her, however, from taking a movie role that paid her millions to shoot replica guns.
David Codrea, who writes about gun rights for Examiner.com, exposed Mirren's hypocrisy over the movie role. To read the entire article, which includes a hilarious video with Mirren about the "dangers" of replica guns (and the false claim that they can fire real bullets) click right here.
David Codrea, who writes about gun rights for Examiner.com, exposed Mirren's hypocrisy over the movie role. To read the entire article, which includes a hilarious video with Mirren about the "dangers" of replica guns (and the false claim that they can fire real bullets) click right here.
Obama's audacity on display again
To read about the email and why Obama thinks his pals deserve your money, read my column at Examiner.com right here.
Are you on the Jihad Watch?
I hope you have had the opportunity to read Robert Spencer's blog Jihad Watch, a site unafraid to expose the hard truth about radical Islam. Robert Spencer is a lone voice of reason crying in a cultural wilderness overrun with political correctness, and God bless him for it. To visit his site now, click right here.
Attack of the Drag Queen Teachers!
To find out more about the Drag Queen Caucus, their risqué trading cards, and their scholarship program for GLBT teens, click here to read my article at Examiner.com.
Is Michelle Obama a birther?
Of course, there are still those who believe that the President was not born in Hawaii as he claims, mainly because he has never produced his original birth certificate. What he did provide, a certificate of live birth, doesn't quite have the legal same standing as an original birth certificate and did not solve the eligibility issue. There are other issues involved as well, which have been largely disproven. Of course, what did end the debate for many was the birth announcement of Barack Obama in two different Hawaii newspapers in 1961. While it doesn't prove Obama was born in Hawaii, it makes it nearly impossible to believe he was born in Kenya as some contend. It would have taken almost supernatural foresight to have planned a cover-up just days after the President's birth.
The question now is, who is to blame for allowing the issue to fester? The President holds some responsibility by not releasing his original birth certificate, but consider how much blame his wife Michelle holds. We submit for your consideration the following video, recorded in 2008 when Mrs. Obama was speaking to a gay rights organization. She states the exact same phrase many "birthers" have been criticized for saying themselves, that the President's home country was Kenya. Was it a purely symbolic statement, or was it a Freudian slip of historic proportions? At least liberals can't blame the right for starting the controversy.
For more information regarding the citizenship of President Obama, visit the urban legends website snopes.com.
Obama vs. the Gay Mafia
In a rare flash of anger usually reserved for Republicans, President Barack Obama lashed out at a group of gay activists who began heckling him at a California fundraiser for Sen. Barbara Boxer on Monday (April 19). The activists were upset with the President for not yet repealing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which effectively bans gays from serving openly.
The video below (from CBS News) shows how the incident transpired. During the event, a number of activists began yelling at the President about the policy. At first, Obama tried to ignore them, speaking louder and becoming more animated in an attempt to drown them out. Suddenly, the President snapped, angrily addressing the crowd by yelling "Hey! Hold on a second!" The activists then began chanting "Yes we can," mocking the President's campaign slogan. Obama was visibly upset and took several moments to compose himself before smiling and responding "We are going to do that."
Obama was in California trying to bolster the reelection efforts of Barbara Boxer, whose disapproval rate is higher than her approval rate, and may attract several prominent opponents, including Carly Fiorina. Attendees to the event paid as much as $32,000 to attend the event.
Source: CBS News
Obama: America Ain't So Great
Liberals: The George W. Bush Library will kill kittens!
No wonder newspapers are going out of business. The Dallas Morning News posted an embarrassing story today that reported on the plight of stray kittens that are going to be displaced by the new George W. Bush library being built next to SMU in Dallas. Seriously. It sounds like someone at the very liberal SMU is reaching for any reason to hate on W's library. Liberals have been protesting to SMU regents for years trying to keep it from being built, and they failed. So bring on the kitties.
Xbox helps MSNBC attack Sarah Palin
Xbox 360 users can access the Xbox Live Network via the internet, which allows users to play games online with others around the world and view all sort of media content, from movies to TV shows to news reports. Since Xbox is owned by Microsoft, MSNBC provides news of interest on the network, most of it pretty straightforward and nonpolitical.
On Monday April 12, 2010, Xbox Live posted a headline showing comedian Tina Fey as Sarah Palin supposedly offering a clip of her recent skit portraying Palin on Saturday Night Live. Such a headline is not unusual; clips of news, viral videos and SNL skits, provided by MSNBC, are common on the Xbox Live Network.
When viewers clicked on the headline, however, what was shown was a clip from an MSNBC news program which showed the SNL skit, but then included the MSNBC host speaking with Ana Marie Cox, an editor from GQ Magazine who basically trashed Palin for two minutes while calling Fey a comedic "genius." She also stated that Fey's skits were one of the main factors why "more than 50% of Americans don't want Palin to be President." She then goes on to say "it's not hard to make fun of Sarah Palin. She says so many things that are untrue or exaggerated...as Tina said, willfully ignorant and woefully unprepared." She then stated that she wondered if such impressions were even necessary "to make Sarah Palin look like a joke."
Of course, Cox showed no concern when she readily admitted that some Americans form their opinions of Palin from Tina Fey and Saturday Night Live rather than from Palin herself. Such "willful ignorance" would be condemned if it came from the Tea Party, but since they were talking about their "enlightened" core viewers, it was celebrated. No opposing views were offered by MSNBC.
Viewers who wanted to see the SNL clip probably didn't expect to see a political discussion, especially one so one-sided. Given the network's liberal bent, using an SNL skit to slip in an attack on Palin upon unsuspecting gamers is a sad low for journalism, but par for the course for MSNBC.
Are you reading RealChoice?
We've found a great blog for those of you interested in the Pro-Life Movement. It's called RealChoice, and it's written by Christina Dunigan. She does some great research into the subjects she covers, so you always know the full story the media won't tell you. Click here to read it now or check out our blog list to visit her site.
Sean Penn is a dictator's BFF
Penn has visited the country and praised the efforts of the "President" who spends most of his free time bankrupting the nation's economy and imprisoning dissenters. Television stations in the country that broadcast news reports critical of his actions have been shut down. One would think that such a crackdown on free speech would repulse an artist, but not Sean Penn.
In the midst of the madness comes a dose of common sense. Actress Maria Conchita Alonso, who co-starred with Penn in the 1988 film Colors, has published an open letter to Penn, taking him to task for his support of Chavez and misrepresenting the Chavez regime as open and democratic. Alonso was born in Cuba but was raised in Venezuela.
The letter, published on the website Newsbusters.org, challenged the assertion made by Penn on the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher" on March 5 that Chavez had been elected in "the most transparent elections in the globe, and had been elected democratically." Alonso replied "Why didn't the government allow a manual recount of the votes and computer information when doubt set in? I strongly recommend that you read a report by the U.S. State Department written in 2009 entitled 'The Fraudulent Elections in Venezuela'."
After several referendums to lift term limits for the President failed in recent years, the proposal was approved in a February 2009 vote. While a number of human rights organizations and opposition groups questioned the validity of the vote, the door is now open for Chavez to be re-elected President for life.
Penn had also suggested that those who call Chavez a dictator should be thrown in jail: "There should be a bar by which one goes to prison for these kinds of lies,” he said. The winner of two acting Oscars thinks just like Chavez; a number of journalists in Venezuela have been imprisoned for speaking out against the regime.
Alonso also criticized Penn's assertions that Venezuela is a socialist paradise, an argument the actor has made in a number of interviews and opinion columns posted on liberal websites. She says Venezuela is "fast becoming Cuba's mirror image: (through) dismantling of fundamental democratic rights deserved by its people and citizens of the world." In recent years, Chavez has seized private property for use by his regime and fought back against student protesters when the economy faltered. Inflation in Venezuela is over 35% and the country is the murder capital of the world.
Penn has not yet responded to Alonso's letter.
Obama's Easter address ignores Christianity
Mixing religion and politics is never easy, especially for the President of the United States, but Barack Obama seems determined to make it harder. Barack Obama's
approach to religion, especially in the midst of a war on radical
Islamic terrorists, has been widely criticized as being too dismissive
of America's Christian heritage while being too accommodating, even
apologetic, for the Islamic faith. His recent actions have only
highlighted the imbalance.President Obama's weekly radio address on April 3, 2010 celebrated the Easter holiday by relating a portion of an Easter sermon delivered on a battlefield in Iwo Jima in 1945. Unfortunately, the President chose to delete many of the references to Jesus Christ, watering down the impact of the sermon to a generic, ecumenical lesson with no Christian influence.
A story by Vince Haley on ToRenewAmerica.com compared the original sermon to Obama's version. Obama's version stated:
The rites of Passover, and the traditions of Easter, have been marked by people in every corner of the planet for thousands of years. They have been marked in times of peace, in times of upheaval, in times of war.
One such war-time service was held on the black sands of Iwo Jima more than sixty years ago. There, in the wake of some of the fiercest fighting of World War II, a chaplain rose to deliver an Easter sermon, consecrating the memory, he said “of American dead – Catholic, Protestant, Jew. Together,” he said, “they huddled in foxholes or crouched in the bloody sands…Together they practiced virtue, patriotism, love of country, love of you and of me.” The chaplain continued, “The heritage they have left us, the vision of a new world, [was] made possible by the common bond that united them…their only hope that this unity will endure.”
The original version, which Obama chose to ignore, was outlined by Haley in his article, and has a much deeper meaning. Taken from the original audio of the sermon, the complete statement reads (the parts Obama deleted are highlighted in bold):
He has risen. With all due reverence, we apply these words to our beloved dead.It isn't the first time Obama has censored Christian expression. For the 2009 Christmas season, the President initially refused to display a nativity scene at the White House, but later changed his mind under pressure. More than once, he has said that America is not a Christian nation, usually as part of an outreach to the Muslim community. His statements and actions lead many to believe the President is either embarrassed by or even hostile to the idea of America's Christian heritage and influence.
There are too many air call wings encrusted with the stain of their owners’ life blood, too many marine trousers upon the graves, too many symbols of American dead – Catholic, Protestant, Jew. Together,” he said, “they huddled in foxholes or crouched in the bloody sands under the fury of enemy guns here on Iwo Jima. Together they practiced virtue, patriotism, love of country, love of you and of me. Together they stand before the greatest soldier of them all – Jesus Christ, to receive the token of our triumph. For Christ has said: “Greater love than this no man hath then that he lay down his life for his friends.”
And so our beloved dead have gone from the world of hate to the world of eternal love.
The chaplain continued, 'The heritage they have left us, the vision of a new world, [was] made possible by the common bond that united them in the drudgery of recruit training or here in the chaos of bursting shouts. Their only hope: that this unity will endure.'
And so our dead have risen to glory."
On the other hand, President Obama seems to have no problem recognizing the cultural significance or the importance of Islam. As seen in the video below, the President praises the virtues of Islam easily and often, while rarely criticizing the many elements in the religion that have advocated terrorist acts against the innocent. His complimentary approach to Islam and willingness to bow to an Islamic king (which may not mean much to Americans, but has great significance to Middle Eastern cultures) only encourage radical conspiracy theories about his true motivations.
A President's ringing endorsement of Islam isn't new. President George W. Bush did the same thing to reach out to the Muslim community after 9/11. However, Bush had no problem calling out radical Islam, and his personal faith is unquestioned. It is Obama's reluctance to be as even-handed with Christianity, however, that concerns so many. An even-handed, balanced approach to all religions could avoid these types of missteps.
Perhaps Obama does have a personal affinity for Islam. Perhaps his statements (or lack thereof) about Christianity are based on a refusal to appear sympathetic to the religious right. Either way, if Obama would act on principle, not show bias, or attempt to pander to the rest of the world, he might then earn the respect of people of all faiths as a President deserves.
Erykah Badu is no artist
I felt compelled to respond to an article by a Dallas Morning News music critic who tried to justify her actions. I hope folks had the chance to see the story on WFAA which covered her CD signing here in Dallas on Saturday. In it, she refused to sign a TIME Magazine for a fan because it featured JFK on it. My question is, why wouldn't she? Couldn't she have made an artistic statement with it? She can find artistic justification to strip in public in front of children and was brave enough to mock the JFK assassination, but couldn't sign a magazine? We all know why - she knew it was going to go on eBay and fetch a small fortune, and since she couldn't make the money, no one else will. If it doesn't benefit her, she's not interested in doing it. That's not an artist. That's a media whore.
Another rotten thing about Denmark
A Danish newspaper declared Obama greater than Jesus in a Christmas column. Their reasons why would be funny if they weren't so offensively stupid. To read more about what they said, click right here to read the column on Examiner.com.
The Dallas Tea Party vs.Olbermann
To speak truth to power, the Dallas Tea Party has posted a YouTube video featuring what Olbermann would call an urban myth: minority Tea Partiers! To read the entire article at Examiner.com, click right here. By the way, the pic comes from OlbermannWatch.com, a first-rate site that I suggest you bookmark.
Glenn Beck Fans: Apple doesn't want your money
Anyway, the Kurtz column mentioned that Apple - makers of the iPad, iPod, and Mac computers, is boycotting advertising on Fox because of Beck. If that's the way Apple feels, then maybe I'll buy my iPod music somewhere else. It may be a pain, but it's Apple's decision, not mine.
Democratic congressman fears Guam might 'tip over'
In the video (featured above), Johnson is asking questions of Commander Robert Willard during a March 25, 2010 meeting of the Armed Services Committee. During a discussion of relocating 8,000 Marines and their families to the island, Johnson states "My fear is that the whole island would be so overly populated that it would tip over and capsize."
Cmdr. Willard does his best to take the statement seriously, answering "We don't anticipate that."
Johnson later tried to clarify his remark in a written statement, stating he was using a metaphor for the impact the Marines would have on the island. Upon viewing the video, it is clear this is not the case. After Johnson makes the "tip over" statement, he waits for Willard to answer without clarifying. He then says "and also, things like the environment," as he begins to discuss the ecological impact, so he clearly is speaking of two different things.
It seems controversy and illogical statements follow Hank Johnson around Washington. In 2009, he reacted to Joe Wilson's "You lie" outburst at President Obama by saying "I guess we'll probably have folks putting on white hoods and white uniforms again, and riding through the countrysides intimidating people," a statement that garnered criticism from both sides of the political aisle.
Hillary Clinton wants Canada to promote abortion
Clinton's insistence on the issue comes on the heels of talk in Washington that America's allies are frustrated that the Obama Administration is dictating its will in foreign affairs more often than listening to the opinions of other nations. French President Nicholas Sarkozy, in a speech at Columbia University on Monday, was unusually critical of Obama's methods, stating "We cannot afford to have the world's number one power not being open to the rest of the world...The world does not stop at the East Coast, the world does not stop at the West Coast."
Nevertheless, Clinton inserted herself into the Canadian abortion debate, without taking into account the steps Prime Minister Stephen Harper had taken to handle the delicate issues of contraception and abortion. Harper had not excluded them from the plan, which he hopes the G8 will support at its upcoming summit, but seemed reluctant to make them a centerpiece of the initiative.
Clinton's criticism came to light during a press conference on Tuesday. "You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health...And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion."
Clinton's open criticism of the Prime Minister is unprecedented and may undermine the initiative altogether. The Obama Administration's failure to take into account the opinions of other countries in favor of advancing its own agenda has been quite visible lately. Israel fought back against Obama's criticism of their policies by announcing new construction plans in East Jerusalem while Vice President Joe Biden was on a visit there last month. Relations between the two countries are at an all-time low.
Even though Obama promised to end a perception of arrogance and restore friendly relations with its allies when he took office, it appears Canada has joined a growing list of countries who would question whether that goal has been achieved.
Source: LifeNews.com
He's no Rocky: Obama tells GOP "Go for it"
"There's been a lot of misinformation spread about health care reform," Obama said. "There has been plenty of fear-mongering and overheated rhetoric. And if you turn on the news, you'll see that those same folks are still shouting about how the world will end because we passed this bill. This is not an exaggeration." Once again, Obama himself creates a chasm in the health care debate discourse. In his mind, you cannot merely oppose his ideas because of political and economic ramifications. There is no "agree to disagree." In the President's mind, anyone who refuses to drink his kool-aid is a radical nutjob.
The President then went on for several minutes to once again quote all of the supposed wonderful things this reform plan will do. Now that the bill is passed, it's completely unnecessary for him to do so, but Obama's still trying to win the PR battle with the American public. He's desperate to turn the tide of popular opinion, which is still largely against him.
Finally, the President challenged Republicans to try and repeal the bill. "Go for it," the President said. "If they want to have that fight, I'll welcome that fight." Now who's being violent?
Truth be told, America will "go for it," in droves. They will march on Election Day and place their ballot against those who supported this bill. The fight has only just begun.
The only thing liberals fear is losing power
There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the media over the so-called "violence" over the passage of ObamaCare. A CNN anchor wondered "is this the end of civil debate in politics?" Story after story piled on the rumors and hearsay as if it were real and assumed at every point that rank and file Tea Partiers and conservatives were responsible.
Finally, CNN scraped the bottom of the intellectual barrel. They cut to a clip from The Joy Behar Show - JOY BEHAR - who openly blamed conservative talk radio and the right for the violence. When MSNBC attacks the right, at least their anchors and commentators have the guts to say it themselves. CNN hides behind people like Behar to take shots at the right and define the argument. Rick Sanchez and other anchors love to use "viewer feedback" to set the tone and make it appear as if conservatives are extremists. Ever see comments or emails from folks on the right? They rarely make it on air.
Democrats, and liberals in particular, aren't afraid of broken windows, name calling, and "hostile hate speech" as they would have you believe. Rather, they are tools to fight something they really fear: losing power. The right is rising, and we are witnessing a triumph of common sense over progressive thought. The working middle class is reclaiming power from the political elitists in Washington, and the idea has them running scared. Their only defense is to convince mainstream America that such movements are radical, and exaggerating some incidents and blaming the right is part of the plan.
No doubt there are those who will use such situations to express their anger, but it is nonsensical to portray such behavior as indicative of a large group of people. When anarchists riot at political summits, a liberal protester bites off the finger of a Tea Partier, and SEIU thugs beat up an African American Tea Partier, their actions are never condemned or fretted over by the media. The double standard is obvious, and should be worn as a badge of honor by those of us on the right. The tide has turned. The left is desperate. We are winning.
Finally, CNN scraped the bottom of the intellectual barrel. They cut to a clip from The Joy Behar Show - JOY BEHAR - who openly blamed conservative talk radio and the right for the violence. When MSNBC attacks the right, at least their anchors and commentators have the guts to say it themselves. CNN hides behind people like Behar to take shots at the right and define the argument. Rick Sanchez and other anchors love to use "viewer feedback" to set the tone and make it appear as if conservatives are extremists. Ever see comments or emails from folks on the right? They rarely make it on air.
Democrats, and liberals in particular, aren't afraid of broken windows, name calling, and "hostile hate speech" as they would have you believe. Rather, they are tools to fight something they really fear: losing power. The right is rising, and we are witnessing a triumph of common sense over progressive thought. The working middle class is reclaiming power from the political elitists in Washington, and the idea has them running scared. Their only defense is to convince mainstream America that such movements are radical, and exaggerating some incidents and blaming the right is part of the plan.
No doubt there are those who will use such situations to express their anger, but it is nonsensical to portray such behavior as indicative of a large group of people. When anarchists riot at political summits, a liberal protester bites off the finger of a Tea Partier, and SEIU thugs beat up an African American Tea Partier, their actions are never condemned or fretted over by the media. The double standard is obvious, and should be worn as a badge of honor by those of us on the right. The tide has turned. The left is desperate. We are winning.
It was an ugly weekend
You won't hear this in the mainstream media, but eight anti-war protesters were arrested Saturday outside the White House, including Cindy Sheehan (that is her pictured here, not Jimmy Durante). She was screaming into a bullhorn that President Obama was a war criminal.
What you will see and hear is a number of those who protested the health care bill, portrayed as seething savages. At some point, MSNBC will say there were no minorities present in their number, even though there were. If the anti-war crowd and the immigration reform supporters (who marched in D.C. this weekend as well) do get any press, it will be the usual, sympathetic coverage. The media's venom will probably be focused on Texas Rep. Randy Neugebauer, who shouted "It's a baby killer" on the House floor during the health care debate Sunday night. Just wait for it.
The EgoBama Strikes Back!
It's clear that on a personal level, Barack Obama hates being criticized or contradicted. As President, however, he needs to learn to roll with the punches. His ego continues to bubble to the surface at the worst times, as he openly complains for every petty argument made against him and declaring war on news organizations that don't follow him in lockstep. Nixon's "Enemies List" pales in comparison to Obama's verbal lashings against critics.
Presidents Reagan and Clinton were experts at the political jab without sounding petty or angry. They still made some attempt at civil bipartisanship. Obama gripes like you peed in his cornflakes. During his speech today to the Democratic Caucus, Obama once again burned bridges with opponents of health care, saying they didn't "walk the walk" in cutting the deficit or putting the needs of people first, a bold statement considering his reform plan does neither. His venom isn't limited to the health care debate: remember when he chewed out the Supreme Court in front of the nation during his State of the Union? If someone in the West Wing doesn't sit the President down soon and straighten him out, he'll go down in history as the most vindictive man to ever sit in the Oval Office.
Maybe he can pick a winner this time
I would be harder on the guy, but between quitting smoking (again), Michelle not letting him eat junk food, having to feed Rahm Emanuel live children, and "Crazy Uncle Joe" Biden putting his foot in his mouth all the time, the guy needs a break. Maybe if he spends more time watching basketball this month and less time wrecking the country, we will all be better off. Click here to see the President's picks.
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