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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Victory: McDonald’s outsmarts San Francisco on Happy Meal ban « Hot Air

Victory: McDonald’s outsmarts San Francisco on Happy Meal ban « Hot Air: "Today and tomorrow mark the last days that put-upon parents can satiate their youngsters by simply throwing down $2.18 for a Happy Meal toy. But, thanks to the new law taking effect on Dec. 1, this is no longer permitted. Now, in order to have the privilege of making a 10-cent charitable donation in exchange for the toy, you must buy the Happy Meal. Hilariously, it appears Mar et al., in their desire to keep McDonald’s from selling grease and fat to kids with the lure of a toy have now actually incentivized the purchase of that grease and fat — when, beforehand, a put-upon parent could get out cheaper and healthier with just the damn toy."

Let's get the government involved. Can't wait until they solve the "bullying problem".

Monday, November 28, 2011

The Future of the Obama Coalition - NYTimes.com

The Future of the Obama Coalition - NYTimes.com: "For decades, Democrats have suffered continuous and increasingly severe losses among white voters. But preparations by Democratic operatives for the 2012 election make it clear for the first time that the party will explicitly abandon the white working class."

Targeting the parasite class...

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Behind Closed Doors: “Perpetuating Rubbish” « Climate Audit

Behind Closed Doors: “Perpetuating Rubbish” « Climate Audit: "The new emails show that Bradley thought that this series was, to use the technical term preferred by climate scientists, “crap” and should not be used in multiproxy studies – an issue raised by Bradley in connection with Mann et al (EOS 2003) – their attack on Soon and Baliunas 2003."

It's wrong, but suits our purposes....

An E-Mail Communication Between Phil Jones and Ben Santer Indicating Inappropriate Behavior By The US National Research Council | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.

An E-Mail Communication Between Phil Jones and Ben Santer Indicating Inappropriate Behavior By The US National Research Council | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.: "The e-mail also documents an inappropriate communication between a member of the CCSP committee (Ben Santer) and a member of the NRC review committee (Phil Jones)."

Corruption in "climate science".

Second leak of climate emails: Political giants weigh in on bias, scientists bowing to financial pressure from sponsors | Mail Online

Second leak of climate emails: Political giants weigh in on bias, scientists bowing to financial pressure from sponsors | Mail Online: "'I also think the science is being manipulated to put a political spin on it which for all our sakes might not be too clever in the long run,' wrote another."

Ya reckon?

Sun Causes Climate Change Shock – Telegraph Blogs

Sun Causes Climate Change Shock – Telegraph Blogs:


Good read on the CLOUD experiment.

Caribou supposedly roasted by global warming found unharmed | Watts Up With That?

Caribou supposedly roasted by global warming found unharmed | Watts Up With That?: "“They believe the insidious impact of climate change, its tipping of natural balances and disruption of feeding habits, is decimating a species that has long numbered in the millions and supported human life in Earth’s most inhuman climate.”"

Or not...

Paleoclimate – Rotten to the core « the Air Vent

Paleoclimate – Rotten to the core « the Air Vent: "There is a lot to be said about Climategate 2 emails. Since I’ve focused so much of my time on dendroclimatology, much of the climate science I’ve studied is related to that subject. This is in no small part due to the influences of Steve McIntyre at Climate Audit. Often, we skeptics have made the point that trees are terrible thermometers and equally often I’ve wondered if these climatologists understand just how bad the hockey stick reconstructions are. When these issues are discussed here in the open, the believer groups usually stop by and claim that the multiple studies with same or similar results are somehow “verification” of their accuracy. The reality is that nothing could be further from the truth."

Great post!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

How Obama's Alternative-Energy Programs Became Green Graft - The Daily Beast

How Obama's Alternative-Energy Programs Became Green Graft - The Daily Beast: "Friends indeed. These programs might be the greatest—and most expensive—example of crony capitalism in American history. Tens of billions of dollars went to firms controlled or owned by fundraisers, bundlers, and political allies, many of whom—surprise!—are now raising money for Obama again."

Disgusting.

America Has Gotten Lazy « Ric's Rulez

America Has Gotten Lazy « Ric's Rulez: "What this is, is the opening shots in the inevitable decay of a Socialist economy. When productivity starts dropping and there are fewer resources available for redistribution, the leadership notes that the people aren’t working as hard as they used to. The obvious conclusion is that the people have gotten lazy, and the nomenklatura then start on a campaign to get people to work harder and more effectively. Look up some political posters from the USSR of the Twenties and Thirties for examples."

See the original. It's very good.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Articles: The Eloquence of Obama's Inaction

Articles: The Eloquence of Obama's Inaction: "Despite all his rhetoric, Obama has never spoken louder than what he hasn't said about what's going on all over America with the 'Occupy' movement. As the growing brand of miscreant activism devolves into a conglomeration of squalor, crime, sickness, death, and disrespect for all that is good, America's usually chatty and opinionated President is suddenly at a loss for words."

Nicely said, but liberals never seem to recognize their own hypocrisy.

Now we know what went wrong.

The administration called for advice economic and banking advice. Who did they call?

Thursday, November 10, 2011

I need a bambulance... Finally had to look up the intersection. There's no stop and go.




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Ho, Ho, Holy Xmas Tree! Obama’s Gift to the Right

Ho, Ho, Holy Xmas Tree! Obama’s Gift to the Right: "Instead of dispassionately and evenly regulating the lending markets, government became a stakeholder for politically driven outcomes and skewed its regulatory practices to favor those outcomes. Those actions created such a severe distortion that they nearly destroyed the global economy when home prices started plunging in 2008 and the securities behind gazillions in home loans became all but worthless. Instead of learning from that lesson, the federal government continues to expand its interventions, this time in the Christmas tree market."

'via Blog this'

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Numbers Games - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative

Numbers Games - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative: "A University of Michigan study showed that most of the working people who were in the bottom 20 percent of income earners in 1975 were also in the top 40 percent at some point by 1991. Only 5 percent of those in the bottom quintile in 1975 were still there in 1991, while 29 percent of them were now in the top quintile."

Sage words from Sowell.

Corporate Collaborators - National Review Online

Corporate Collaborators - National Review Online: "I don’t mean just the placards with the same old portable quotes by Lenin et al., but also, say, the photograph in Forbes of Rachel, a 20-year-old “unemployed cosmetologist” with remarkably uncosmetological complexion, dressed in pink hair and nose ring as if it’s London, 1977, and she’s killing time at Camden Lock before the Pistols gig. Except that that’s three and a half decades ago, so it would be like the Sex Pistols dressing like the Andrews Sisters. Are America’s revolting youth so totally pathetically moribund they can’t even invent their own hideous fashion statements? "

The hits just keep on coming.

Corporate Collaborators - National Review Online

Corporate Collaborators - National Review Online:

I don’t “stand with the 99%,” and certainly not downwind of them. But I’m all for their “occupation” continuing on its merry way. It usefully clarifies the stakes. At first glance, an alliance of anarchists and government might appear to be somewhat paradoxical. But the formal convergence in Oakland makes explicit the movement’s aims: They’re anarchists for statism, wild free-spirited youth demanding more and more total government control of every aspect of life — just so long as it respects the fundamental human right to sloth. What’s happening in Oakland is a logical exercise in class solidarity: The government class enthusiastically backing the breakdown of civil order is making common cause with the leisured varsity class, the thuggish union class, and the criminal class in order to stick it to what’s left of the beleaguered productive class. It’s a grand alliance of all those societal interests that wish to enjoy in perpetuity a lifestyle they are not willing to earn. Only the criminal class is reasonably upfront about this. The rest — the lifetime legislators, the unions defending lavish and unsustainable benefits, the “scholars” whiling away a somnolent half decade at Complacency U — are obliged to dress it up a little with some hooey about “social justice” and whatnot.



Gotta love Steyn.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

An Initial Look At The Hindcasts Of The NCAR CCSM4 Coupled Climate Model | Bob Tisdale – Climate Observations

An Initial Look At The Hindcasts Of The NCAR CCSM4 Coupled Climate Model | Bob Tisdale – Climate Observations: "No matter how well the NCAR CCSM4 can simulate certain aspects and processes of global climate, the fact that it cannot reproduce many portions of the instrument temperature record during the 20thCentury emphasizes failings that call into question its ability to project future global or regional climate change."

Global fail.

Union tries to fire trustee who asked to audit taxpayer funded account « Hot Air

Union tries to fire trustee who asked to audit taxpayer funded account « Hot Air:

Are labor unions simply organized crime? I think the answer is obvious.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The Stupidity of "Buy American" - John Stossel - Townhall Conservative

The Stupidity of "Buy American" - John Stossel - Townhall Conservative: ""The person who tries to get you fired is not your friend," Henderson said."

This is slightly off the topic of the article (which is very good, despite the sadness of its necessity), but it's why I get annoyed when people want to "tax the rich". I work for someone who is rich and who may not continue to employ me if his return on investment is tanked by increased taxes.

Protests Go Violent, but Media Stay Syrupy - Brent Bozell - Townhall Conservative

Protests Go Violent, but Media Stay Syrupy - Brent Bozell - Townhall Conservative: "Does anyone recall tear gas and rock-throwing riots at Tea Party events? In the days before Obamacare passed in March 2010, the networks aired national stories condemning spitting and name-calling at congressmen. Never mind that it wasn't true. Suppose it was? It still pales in comparison with throwing rocks and small explosives. Yet the Tea Party was painted as a violent fringe, while the occupiers are a syrupy story of History Sleeps in Tents."

Great shot.
'via Blog this'

Occupy Wall Streeters complain they have been ‘occupied’ - New York Manhattan Conservative | Examiner.com

Occupy Wall Streeters complain they have been ‘occupied’ - New York Manhattan Conservative | Examiner.com: "So to summarize: The protesters consider the police enemies and hurl insults (and sometimes worse) at the men in blue. Yet, they demand that the cops take action to expel the unwanted element, who have precisely the same rights to the space as do the protesters themselves. If that scenario isn’t a microcosm of the Obama presidency, nothing is."

Kablam!

Democracy Versus Mob Rule - Page 1 - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative

Democracy Versus Mob Rule - Page 1 - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative: "Among the favorite sloppy words used by the shrill mobs in the streets is "Wall Street greed." But even if you think people in Wall Street, or anywhere else, are making more money than they deserve, "greed" is no explanation whatever.

"Greed" says how much you want. But you can become the greediest person on earth and that will not increase your pay in the slightest. It is what other people pay you that increases your income."

From the always coherent Thomas Sowell.