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Obama, Coal & looming disaster
The Anchoress —
How does this lady think Obama is going to pay for her gasoline and her mortgage, and whatever else, when he is planning to bankrupt industries and make energy costs “skyrocket,” thus burdening business and consumers, raising unemployment and - necessarily - lowering tax revenues?
No, we can’t talk enough about how destructive Barack Obama’s energy plans will be for the country.
Neo-neocon looks at Obama’s lump of coal and sounds an alarm:
Another blast ...
Typical Stupid Obama Voter Alert
Hyscience —
This lady, Peggy Joseph, actually believes that Barack Obama will pay for her gas, mortgage, and who knows what else. >
I Won't Have To Worry About Paying My Mortgage*
small dead animals —
November 6, 2008 I Won't Have To Worry About Paying My Mortgage* Angry crowd gathers in wake of Obama victory. * Posted by Kate at November 6, 2008 11:49 AM Comments Funny how the "news" organization found an excuse to disable comments on this story. Posted by: Fritz at November 6, 2008 11:56 AM Post a comment Before submitting, review the post to ensure your comment is on topic and does not contain words that might get caught in the spam filter (eg: insurance, viagra, online, poker). This is not a forum or a repository for off-topic link dumps. Profanity is discouraged. Take your extended debates and/or flamewars to private email. Thankyou. ...
Election Post-Mortem
Stones Cry Out —
I was on the road again this week, so not much time for a post-election wrap-up from me. But now that the dust has settled, let me knock out a few thoughts.
1. Exit polls indicate that the number of self-described liberals in this country and the number of self-described conservatives hasn’t changed hardly at all since the last election, and conservatives hold a 12 percentage point lead (34 to 22). This is still a center-right country. Obama would do well to remember that.
2. You win with your base, and McCain took too long to pick it up. Now, I know that others (our own contributor, Jim, being one) ...
If we've lost PJ O'Rourke, we've lost America
All —
Well, it's a sad day for the nation when one of its most brilliant polemicists goes all loopy, and one is obliged to -- yes
-- fisk PJ O'Rourke.
Here, O'Rourke
makes some vague motions in the direction of Goldwater's opposition to the Civil Rights Act as the reason we lost the White
House. He's a bit cryptic but he's suggesting Goldwater's "no" cost the GOP the black vote forever -- an old liberal line,
poorly argued.
Odd. First: It was Southern Democrats, not Republicans, who voted down most civil rights legislation.
Second, Goldwater was right -- and this election simply proved it.
He pointed out the unpleasant ...
Obama advisors: Um, it might take five years to solve our economic problems
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Obama advisors: Um, it might take five years to solve our economic problems posted at 6:05 pm on November 21, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Via Breitbart , let the halo removal begin. I wonder, who’s going to be the one to tell Peggy Joseph that she might have to worry about paying her mortgage after all? Hey, Bob? If things still look grim three and a half years from now, rest assured, you won’t have to worry about solving those problems anymore.
Future Ex-Democrats
The American Spectator —
Perhaps the most brilliant thing about Barack Obama's successful
campaign was its vagueness. In offering himself as the
all-purpose Change We Can Believe In, Obama gave believers a
blank slate and a tacit license to project upon him their deepest
longings.
Not that there were no specifics. His promise of tax cuts for 95
percent of Americans and tax hikes for those earning over
$250,000 had a statistical specificity that Obama's Republican
rival never matched. And those who recall Obama's Democratic
debates with Hillary Clinton will remember intense disagreements
over ultimately forgettable details of their health-care plans. ...
Gravest Threat to Obamaland: Disillusionment
Pajamas Media —
Fur will fly when the messiah's followers suffer the inevitable let-down. [image] Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. — William Shakespeare If Billy Shakespeare were still with us, I’m quite certain he would do us the favor of coining some nifty expressions to describe Obamaland and its inhabitants. I’ve no doubt whatsoever that the talented English bard would relentlessly pick the beast of Obama-worship down to the very marrow of its bones. I’ve no doubt either that the witty Bill S. would take his first, perfectly aimed quill-strike at the inevitable disillusionment of Obama followers, possessed by utterly ...
About that Obama Store and those mesmerized Obama supporters
Hyscience —
The most amazing array of Bulls**t you've ever seen. >
How can so many supposedly sane Americans be so dazzled and mesmerized by a completely fabricated and theatrically-orchestrated history and persona, as to not only vote for a copletely empty suit but also want souvenirs that relate to his completely fabricated and theatrically-orchestrated history, persona, and teleprompted performances? In all your years of life have you ever seen so much ado about a nothing being elected to office - and only because the guy's black? >
Oh, wait a minute, I did use the words sane and Americans in the same ...
Force Majeure Run Amok
No Runny Eggs —
Force Majeure is a French phrase meaning “greater force.” It is also a legal phrase used in many contracts.
The “Force Majeure clause” is typically used in contracts that require the contracting parties to act over a period of time. The clause generally says that the contracting parties are freed of the contracts obligations if an extraordinary and unforeseeable event occurs that prevents them from fulfilling their contractual duties. Typical “extraordinary and unforeseeable” events that are called out in these clauses are riots, war, severe climatic event such as an earthquake, volcano etc.
I’ve been in ...
All I want for Christmas is…
Basil's Blog —
Remember the movie A Christmas Story? The main character, Ralphie, wanted “an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time.”
And, at the end of the movie, he got it.
Remember Peggy Joseph? She’s the woman who said that, because of Obama, wouldn’t have to worry about putting gas in her car or have to worry about her mortgage.
She thinks he’s Santa Claus.
Well, so do most Americans, it seems. They voted him as the next president.
In the spirit of those American classics — A Christmas Story and ...
State of Emergency
Wizbang —
At first, I thought I had misread this MSNBC headline: Bush declares emergency for inauguration . I hadn't. Of course the "state of emergency" simply means that extra Federal funds will be available, should they be needed. There won't be armed guards on the streets of DC -- unless they are Black Panthers . Two thousand years ago, the triumphal entry of humanity's true Messiah required little more than a donkey colt and some palm leaves. But today, well, things are different. And it's a good thing , right? So you're attending an inaugural ball saluting the historic election of Barack Obama in the worst economic climate in three generations. Can you get ...
America As Bread Line: Pathetic Display at Obama Town Hall in Florida
JammieWearingFool —
I was listening to Rush Limbaugh play clips from this pathetic parade of victims at the Obama town hall in Fort Myers today. Geez, could they stack the audience with a more helpless bunch of whiners and complainers ? 12:57 p.m: Seventh question from a woman named Henrietta Hughes (not sure on spelling) who Obama approaches from the stage. She is living in a vehicle and has little assistance. “Please Help,” she said. Obama said his staff would talk to her afterward. More on Henrietta Hughes here . The woman, who identified herself as Henrietta Hughes, said she was unemployed and homeless, and living with her family in a very small vehicle. "The Housing Authority ...
The Age Of Plenty Arrives! Obama Boasts Of $65 Per Month Tax "Cut"
Ace of Spades HQ —
The Age Of Plenty Arrives! Obama Boasts Of $65 Per Month Tax "Cut" Try not to spend it all in one place! In his weekly address on radio and Youtube, President Obama heralded the "Making Work Pay" tax cut in the stimulus packaged he signed Tuesday, which he says is beginning this morning and will go to more Americans more quickly than any tax cut in history. After heralding some of the stimulative measures in the bill, the President says he's "pleased to announce that this morning, the Treasury Department began directing employers to reduce the amount of taxes withheld from paychecks meaning that by April 1st, a typical family will begin taking home at least $65 more ...
They Told Me If Obama Was Elected He’d Make My Car Payments
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Yep … houses to be paid for, now that pimped-out ride you couldn’t afford will be paid for too.
Ford, GM to cover car payments if buyer loses job
DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. are offering payment protection plans to help reassure consumers who may be putting off buying a new car because of worries about losing their job.
The offers come as auto sales have been battered by the recession and tight credit, reaching their lowest levels in 27 years.
Ford said Tuesday it will cover payments of up to $700 each month for up to a year on any new Ford, Lincoln or Mercury ...
Our President: Leader of the ‘Free Stuff’ Generation
Pajamas Media —
Is it any wonder that young people accustomed to free software and free music got roped in by this guy's siren song? [image] I know a young IT professional who becomes palpably dismayed when one of his clients actually purchases computer software. He insists there is usually a way to obtain it for free and, if not, one is better off with something else. It is no wonder that President Barack Obama chose the European young before whom to perform his “ town hall ...
Peggy Joseph* Knew What She Was Talking About
small dead animals —
Peggy Joseph* Knew What She Was Talking About Just six short decades separate "The Greatest Generation" from the "The President Is Reinvesting In My Dental Insurance Generation" . dental.jpg So which do you think is next? * Posted by Kate at April 30, 2009 4:21 PM
Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtapose!
small dead animals —
Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtapose! Peggy Joseph - "I won’t have to worry about putting gas in my car. I won’t have to worry about paying my mortgage." GOP.gov - "The bill (H.R. 2454) requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide monthly cash payments, or "energy stamps", to low-income households for their estimated "loss in their purchasing power" resulting from the Democrats' national energy tax. The bill establishes a national standard of eligibility (covering everyone under 150% of the poverty line). Energy stamps would reach an estimated 65 million individuals (about 20 percent of all US residents) - making it a larger program than ...
Video Games
Daily Pundit —
Via Mike comes one of the most bleakly hilarious videos I’ve ever seen.
You think it’s a stretch? Remember this one?
Vote For Obama– Get a FREE Cell Phone
Gateway Pundit —
Vote for Obama– Get a free cell phone–
Can we call him a socialist yet?
SafeLink Wireless is a government supported program that provides a free cell phone and airtime each month for income-eligible customers.
How to Qualify
The process to qualify for Lifeline Service depends on the State you live in. In general, you may qualify if…
1.You already participate in other State or Federal assistance program such as Federal Public Housing Assistance, Food Stamps and Medicaid.
OR
2.Your total household income is at or below 135% of the poverty ...
Three-bedrooms, two-bath, stucco exterior, kitchen has granite countertops houses grow wild in the forest? [Darleen Click]
protein wisdom —
Who knew? Everybody knows New York City is an expensive place to live. But the United Nations wants to know if affordable housing is so tough to come by that it actually violates human rights . The United Nations has assigned an official, “a special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing,” to check the city’s affordable housing. The rapporteur, Raquel Rolnik, is to tour the city for the next three days with housing advocates and city officials to “hear the voices of those who are suffering on the ground,” she said. [...] At a town hall meeting last night in Morningside Heights, residents wept and shouted at Ms. Rolnik. They complained about deteriorating public ...
