IPCC now too moderate for professional scaremongers | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

IPCC now too moderate for professional scaremongers | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog: "“Generally, all weather events are now connected to climate change, because we have altered the fundamental condition of the climate, that is, the background environment that gives rise to all weather,” the action plan said. "

Totally amazing.

DNC, MSM Smear Mitt with Deceptive Edit

DNC, MSM Smear Mitt with Deceptive Edit: "The fact that Journolist founder Klein was so willing to accept the selectively edited video from the DNC is proof positive that he is not acting as a journalist at the Washington Post, but as an advocate and mouth piece for his party. We know that Klein is the darling of the left and has a permanent spot on air at MSNBC, but isn't it time WaPo editors start reigning him in a bit? If he can attack Romney with a deceptively edited video churned out by party hacks and not have to pay a price, then the Post is enabling and endorsing practices that are designed to deceive their readers instead of enlightening them."

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Boy Burned in Racial Attack (But he doesn’t look like Obama’s fictitious son, so nevermind) | RedState

Boy Burned in Racial Attack (But he doesn’t look like Obama’s fictitious son, so nevermind) | RedState: "I would like to see cooler heads prevail and for blind justice to be done, and for the usual race-baiters – Jackson, Sharpton, Farrakhan, and… Barack Hussein Obama – to allow justice to move forward without their constantly picking scars into scabs, and then picking scabs down to raw flesh. But that is what they do. That is their mission. Division serves Leftism, and Leftism can be used against White Folk™, so they cannot and will not pass up a prime opportunity to divide provided by the death of a 17 year-old Black boy. In the absence of facts indicating a racist motivation on the part of Zimmerman, they cynically grandstand for their willing accomplices in the media, decrying the “obvious” racist motivation for Zimmerman’s actions and the assumed innocence of Trayvon, and when the cameras are off, they plot their strategy for getting the most divisive bang for their dead-boy buck."

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Fisker’s Private Fundraisers Face SEC Investigation | National Legal and Policy Center

Fisker’s Private Fundraisers Face SEC Investigation | National Legal and Policy Center: "Beyond that the taxpayer support for Fisker enhanced the stock of its political allies like Kleiner Perkins (where Gore is a senior partner), and also helped pay for connected lobbyists to get the loan, while crony lawyers got paid to work inside DOE to see the loan to completion.

And now we discover The Chicago Way may have been behind Fisker’s private fundraising, and the SEC plans to find out more. This dog has a lot of fleas."

This is what foolish "green energy" is really all about.

Sharpton Charlatan

Al Sharpton, hustler and con-man

Ann Coulter - March 28, 2012 - 'POST-RACIAL' LYNCH MOB

Ann Coulter - March 28, 2012 - 'POST-RACIAL' LYNCH MOB: "Even after the Duke lacrosse case, Texaco executives allegedly using the N-word in private meetings -- which turned out to be "St. Nicholas" -- the Tawana Brawley case, not to mention virtual hailstorms of racist graffiti and nooses materializing on college campuses, all of which invariably end up having been put there by the alleged victims, the Non-Fox Media (NFM) didn't even pause before conjuring a racist plot in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida last month. "

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William Happer: Global Warming Models Are Wrong Again - WSJ.com

William Happer: Global Warming Models Are Wrong Again - WSJ.com: "We need high-quality climate science because of the importance of climate to mankind. But we should also remember the description of how science works by the late, great physicist, Richard Feynman:

"In general we look for a new law by the following process. First we guess it. Then we compute the consequences of the guess to see what would be implied if this law that we guessed is right. Then we compare the result of the computation to nature, with experiment or experience; compare it directly with observation, to see if it works. If it disagrees with experiment it is wrong."

The most important component of climate science is careful, long-term observations of climate-related phenomena, from space, from land, and in the oceans. If observations do not support code predictions—like more extreme weather, or rapidly rising global temperatures—Feynman has told us what conclusions to draw about the theory."

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NBC Deceptively Edits Zimmerman 911 Call; Implies Racist Motive

NBC Deceptively Edits Zimmerman 911 Call; Implies Racist Motive: "In an NBC segment featuring George Zimmerman's 911 call on the night of the Trayvon Martin shooting, Zimmerman is heard saying: “This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks black.”

The full version, though, unfolds like this:

Zimmerman: “This guy looks like he’s up to no good, or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about.”
911 operator: “Okay. And this guy, is he white black or Hispanic?”
Zimmerman: “He looks black.”"

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Liberal War On Women: MI High School Kills "Respect Women" Campaign

Liberal War On Women: MI High School Kills "Respect Women" Campaign: "March, as many of us know, is Women’s History month, and my school, Grosse Pointe North High School, has not done anything to honor the month. So, I decided to create a series of posters with a message of respecting all women regardless of their beliefs particularly highlighting conservative women. I showcased Vinciane Ngomsi who was spat on by the husband of one of her professors for her conservative activism, Sarah Palin who was challenged by the media as to whether her special needs child was hers, Laura Ingraham who was called a “Sl**”, among others. I pointed out the obvious injustices done against women by the media. Like my many other projects, this one was challenged by the administration at my school.

My posters were not allowed to be hung on the walls yet the words,“Black Power” next to Martin Luther King’s image did end up on the walls and wasn’t challenged. This is not only an injustice to women but to MLK as well."

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Get the Rich to Pay Their Fair Share

If only the rich would pay more tax, we'd be set!

Obama on Gas Prices: Don't Blame Me, Blame Big Oil

Obama on Gas Prices: Don't Blame Me, Blame Big Oil: "Therefore, before the vote, Obama stood in the Rose Garden and said: “Today, members of Congress have a simple choice to make. They can stand with the big oil companies, or they can stand with the American people.”
Ironically, however, the real choice faced by Senators was whether they would stand with Barack Obama or whether they would stand with the American people. Fortunately, they stood with the American people. And perhaps that’s a sign of just how much political backlash they fear those tied to rising gas prices will face come November."

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Opinion: Real Problem of Profiling Is Being Exploited for Political Gain

Opinion: Real Problem of Profiling Is Being Exploited for Political Gain: "But we still do not know precisely what happened in the Martin case. What we do know is that George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who pulled the trigger, is of mixed Hispanic descent, contrary to early reports; that the neighborhood is not “predominantly white,” as reported; and that a close friend, Joe Oliver, who happens to be black, insists Zimmerman was not acting from any racist sentiments whatsoever."

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Not-So-Smooth Operator - WSJ.com

Not-So-Smooth Operator - WSJ.com: "If you jumped into a time machine to the day after the election, in November, 2012, and saw a headline saying "Obama Loses," do you imagine that would be followed by widespread sadness, pain and a rending of garments? You do not. Even his own supporters will not be that sad. It's hard to imagine people running around in 2014 saying, "If only Obama were president!" Including Mr. Obama, who is said by all who know him to be deeply competitive, but who doesn't seem to like his job that much. As a former president he'd be quiet, detached, aloof. He'd make speeches and write a memoir laced with a certain high-toned bitterness. It was the Republicans' fault. They didn't want to work with him."

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The EPA Wrecking Ball | Watts Up With That?

The EPA Wrecking Ball | Watts Up With That?: "How stupid is it to begin to find reasons to regulate and thwart fracking, the technology to access trillions of cubic feet of natural gas that has been in use for decades?"

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Because, uhhh...

Comedy gold.

Democrat Judge Targets Tea Party Anti-Voter Fraud Group

Democrat Judge Targets Tea Party Anti-Voter Fraud Group: "Democrats have reportedly been targeting Tea Party groups for harassment since their emergence in 2010. "

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The Actual Pauline Kael Quote—Not As Bad, and Worse « Commentary Magazine

The Actual Pauline Kael Quote—Not As Bad, and Worse « Commentary Magazine: "Obviously, the paraphrase is far juicier than the original, but actually, if you think about it, the version quoted by Brody is even worse, as it indicates that Kael was actually acknowledging her provincialism (“I live in a rather special world”) and from its perch expressing her distaste for the unwashed masses with whom she sometimes had to share a movie theater. What this indicates is that, even then, liberal provincialism was as proud of its provincialism as any Babbitt."

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The PJ Tatler » Britain Waits For Obama to Comment Movingly and Eloquently on Gun Murders of White Tourists by Black Youth

The PJ Tatler » Britain Waits For Obama to Comment Movingly and Eloquently on Gun Murders of White Tourists by Black Youth: "I don’t know what President Obama’s schedule is looking like for today, but I’m sure he’ll be making time to comment on the case of Shawn Tyson, the Florida teenager who was yesterday sentenced to life without parole for the cold-blooded murders of two young British men who were holidaying in the state."

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Obamateurism of the Day « Hot Air

Obamateurism of the Day « Hot Air: " Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress at the time and refused to let Republicans rewrite any of the stimulus plan.  When they asked to be included in the legislative effort, Obama told them, “I won.”"

What do facts matter to the Smartest Man in the World?

New 'Blackface' Footage Contradicts Tom Hanks' 'Blindsided' Claim

New 'Blackface' Footage Contradicts Tom Hanks' 'Blindsided' Claim: "As I pointed out time and again, in the original video of a March of 2004 school fundraiser, Tom Hanks' claim of being "blindsided" for "an appalling few moments" never made sense. In that video you could clearly see Mr. Blackface standing in the back of the room plain as day."

Hollywood hypocrite.

Where's Rebecca Kleefisch's Phone Call?

Where's Rebecca Kleefisch's Phone Call?: "Is Rebecca Kleefisch to become the first casualty in an ideological war between people who want to govern themselves with minimal oversight and people who want to be wholly owned by The Man? Malkin is right: if progressives gain a foothold over conservatives in Wisconsin, they stand to gain it elsewhere. Will grassroots conservatives allow this to happen or will they rally around Kleefisch and the reforms which have helped Wisconsin, its families, and its workers beyond union bosses? "

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Russia Is Wrong, Romney Is Right, Obama Is AWOL

Russia Is Wrong, Romney Is Right, Obama Is AWOL: "What should alarm Americans is not what Romney said or what Senator Kyl wrote. Rather; what should alarm us that outgoing Russian President Medvedev was exacting quasi-pledges from Obama on behalf of a former KGB agent who’s about to be President of Russia for a second time around. 
In other words, even before officially entering office, Putin is working through others to place the United States in the weakest posture possible. That seems to bolster Romney’s claim that Russia is “our No. 1 geopolitical foe” if you ask me."

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Hutaree Militia Ruling: Left-Wing Tea Party Smears Hardest Hit

Hutaree Militia Ruling: Left-Wing Tea Party Smears Hardest Hit: "In just its first three months, OWS undid all the claims of progressives like Eugene Robinson that the left's radical, anti-government element was in remission. Just imagine what Robinson or Potok would have said if the Tea Party had run up a string of 6,000 arrests and dozens of serious crimes in a few months time.
You'll have to imagine it because they, and the various left-wing media hosts who used them to attack the right, clearly have little interest in correcting the record or exploring facts that don't support their conclusions. I think someone once called that "epistemic closure.""

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After Months of National Community Organizing, Obama Stuck at 47%

After Months of National Community Organizing, Obama Stuck at 47%: "Obviously, we've only see the tip of the iceberg of what Obama and his media pals have in store for us over the next seven months, but for right now it appears though an awful lot of time and energy is being used up to prove Obama's inability to get over 50%, even under the best of conditions."

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Obamacare Is a Trojan Horse for Socialized Medicine

Obamacare Is a Trojan Horse for Socialized Medicine: "This is an example of the problem, reaction, solution paradigm
Problem: Once people realize what they will really be getting, they will realize it was not what they signed up for and there will be massive outrage
Reaction: They will demand that the government to step in and fix it
Solution: Universal healthcare
And there you have it - socialized medicine......but maybe that was the goal all along."

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Hollywood's 1% Demand More of Your Tax Dollars

Hollywood's 1% Demand More of Your Tax Dollars: "What's revealing about all of this is that these are the same people who wring their hands over world hunger and think America can do more to eradicate it. And yet, when given a choice, they choose to lobby for that $150 million or so to go to dirty pictures and interpretive dance, as opposed to starving children."

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Cost Shifting Is Unique to Health Care? « The Greenroom

Cost Shifting Is Unique to Health Care? « The Greenroom: "Just back from a trip through the Flux Capacitor, I bring these letters written to congressmen from the years 2025 and beyond!"

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Obamateurism of the Day « Hot Air

Obamateurism of the Day « Hot Air: "Realizing that his counterparts hadn’t received the translation, Mr. Obama began to usher them out of the room anyway, saying “we’re going to leave” and that the other two world leaders would “get the translation later.”"

Wow.

Articles: The Science of Half-Baked Ideas

Articles: The Science of Half-Baked Ideas: "People with half-baked ideas that are not ready for prime time instinctively grasp that they need the bludgeon of government force.  There's a long and tragic history of half-baked ideas linked up to government, from Horace Mann's half-baked idea in the 1830s that government education would reduce crime, Marx's half-baked critique of capitalism, and on to Lysenko and "whole language" reading.  It makes sense that Michael Mann's flawed Hockey Stick paper would be boosted at the dawn of climate science by the global-warming alarmists and given an authority it didn't deserve.  So also did Ancel Keys' cholesterol theory get established into a huge government war on fat."

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Media Matters Hypocrites Try to Have It Both Ways on Twitter

Media Matters Hypocrites Try to Have It Both Ways on Twitter: "Media Matters is trying to have it both ways on Twitter. It's not satisfied that liberals have home field advantage when they debate conservatives in the mainstream media. It wants to rig the rules so that conservatives can't play at all--because it's terrified that conservatives will win."

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Trayvon Martin Shooter A Registered Democrat

Trayvon Martin Shooter A Registered Democrat: "I noted in a previous piece that the coverage of this case was reminiscent of the rush to judgment after Tucson. Once again we see the same progressive element desperate to blame a tragic shooting on the right. Once again the facts are coming out little by little and revealing the left's narrative to be self-serving nonsense."

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The American Spectator : The Plot to Get Rush

The American Spectator : The Plot to Get Rush: "It was a set up.

From start to finish.

A quite specific, quite detailed plot to get Rush Limbaugh, ruin his career, and drive him off the air.

Next targets? Sean Hannity and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin."

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'Game Change' Producer Tom Hanks: Everyman Status Revoked

'Game Change' Producer Tom Hanks: Everyman Status Revoked: "I guess the only significant difference between these two great American "pretenders" is that Stewart graduated from Princeton University and was a highly-decorated WWII Army Air Corps bomber pilot who flew the most dangerous missions over the Hun homeland including the most difficult and tragic "Black Thursday" raid against the Schweinfurt ball bearing plants. Stewart retired from the Air Force Reserve as a Brigadier General.
In comparison, Hanks dropped out of college and pretended to be a soldier in one of his movies.
"

Excellent take-down.

Diminished Climate Alarmism: Lessons from L’Affair Heartland — MasterResource

Diminished Climate Alarmism: Lessons from L’Affair Heartland — MasterResource: "As an economist who has done some research on climate change policies, I am often asked questions along the lines of, “Is the science right or is it really a hoax like Rush Limbaugh says?” My standard reply is to acknowledge first of all that I’m not trained in the field, but to say that from my outsider perspective, it seems that the people warning of imminent catastrophe are vastly overrating the likelihood of their dire forecasts.

The behavior of Joe Romm and other famous climate-change alarmists during the recent Heartland Institute affair beautifully illustrates my position."

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More evidence the Medieval Warm Period was global | Watts Up With That?

More evidence the Medieval Warm Period was global | Watts Up With That?: "Oxygen 16/18 isotope ratios show the Medieval Warm Period was global - all the way to Antarctica"

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Obama Compounds the Problem | The Weekly Standard

Obama Compounds the Problem | The Weekly Standard: "Obama is being disingenuous: His private comments to Medvedev were not about reducing nuclear stockpiles. They were about missile defense: “On all these issues, particularly on missile defense, this, this can be solved but it’s important for him to give me space,” he said. And Obama didn't just ask for “space” until after Election Day. He promised: "After my election I have more flexibility." So Obama was promising more accommodation to Vladimir Putin's Russia next year, not simply reiterating his commitment to nuclear weapons reduction."

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HughHewitt.com Blog : Hugh Hewitt : The Appeasement President's Defining Moment

HughHewitt.com Blog : Hugh Hewitt : The Appeasement President's Defining Moment: ". I’ve heard from more than one foreign leader that it seems to be preferable to be an American foe than an American friend to this president."

Good observation, Mr. Romney.

New Black Panthers Activity Against Zimmerman May Be Criminal

New Black Panthers Activity Against Zimmerman May Be Criminal: "While a huge swath of the media and political elite calls for the arrest of George Zimmerman without waiting for all the facts to come out, there is other possible criminal activity taking place in Sanford, FL, that deserves scrutiny. As J. Christian Adams points out at PJMedia.com, the New Black Panthers’ “dead or alive” cash bounty offer for Zimmerman probably crosses several criminal lines:
Let’s start with solicitation to kidnap.  In announcing a reward for the seizure of Zimmerman, the New Black Panthers may have violated Florida Code 787.01.  It makes it a felony to “by threat, confining or abducting, or imprisoning another person against his . . .  will without lawful authority with intent to . .  . terrorize.”

Merely soliciting someone else to do this is also a felony in Florida under Florida Code 777.04"

Calling Eric Holder...

Obama on hot-mic moment: I wasn’t “hiding the ball” « Hot Air

Obama on hot-mic moment: I wasn’t “hiding the ball” « Hot Air: "After a day of spin from the White House didn’t tamp down outrage over Barack Obama’s sotto voce conversation with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, the President himself addressed the controversy.  Earlier today, Obama insisted that nothing he told Medvedev was out of the ordinary, and that he wasn’t “hiding the ball” on missile defense:"

Trouble in River City.

EPA to kill new coal-fired plants through first-ever greenhouse-gas regulations « Hot Air

EPA to kill new coal-fired plants through first-ever greenhouse-gas regulations « Hot Air: "Obama has no interest in an “all of the above” policy on energy.  He wants to drive up energy costs in order to make his favored alternatives somewhat competitive, even though none of them can match the production scope of hydrocarbon sources that are found in abundance in the US.  Obama has less interest in producing power than in exercising it, and Congress needs to put shackles on this EPA before working-class families have to start lighting candles rather than flipping on the light switch."

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More Flexibility

After the election.

Let's give him all the flexibility he wants by relieving him of the job of President.

No US Economy in 15 Years

A very good video.

IRS Poised to Link Tax Collection to Passport Application?

IRS Poised to Link Tax Collection to Passport Application?: "The GAO report cited above was explicit in terms of what it was looking into. Though it primarily looked at a small number of supposedly high risk instances, the new regulation would apply to everyone, excluding those on official government business. They do always seems to manage to exclude themselves from new laws and regulations, somehow."

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The NSF CREATIV Initiative On Interdisciplinary Research – Another Example Of Thinking Inside The Box | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.

The NSF CREATIV Initiative On Interdisciplinary Research – Another Example Of Thinking Inside The Box | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.: "My experience, that I have documented below, with the  program managers who handled this issue illustrates the problem with obtaining funding at the NSF in climate related studies unless you fit into their particular area of interest (i.e. there are “favored topics” despite what is announced in the Dear Colleague letter)."

This is highly revealing.

Obama to Medvedev: I’ll totally cave on missile defense in my second term if Putin will give me “space” « Hot Air

Obama to Medvedev: I’ll totally cave on missile defense in my second term if Putin will give me “space” « Hot Air: "This, to quote our Vice President, is “a big f*****g deal.”  What solution does Obama envision that would pay off for Putin so much that the Russians would agree to the “space” necessary by keeping quiet about US plans for its deployment?  The only possible answer would be the dismantling of even the smaller missile-defense system to which Obama committed in 2009.  And it looks as though Obama has already tipped his hand to the Russians — against whom this particular defense system would be mainly ineffective anyway — in exchange for political assistance to influence the election."

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Obamateurism of the Day « Hot Air

Obamateurism of the Day « Hot Air: "The $54 million created 300 part-time jobs.  That would be a cost of $180,000 per job, by the way, which wouldn’t be worth it even if those jobs were still around.  However, they were just the construction jobs that ended when the facility was completed.  How many full-time permanent jobs did the $54 million create at the Copper Mountain Solar Project?  Five. "

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Reuters Indecisive On Zimmerman's Race

Reuters Indecisive On Zimmerman's Race: "Reuters' story is less sensational than some of the others I've seen. Numerous media entities have labeled Zimmerman a "white Hispanic" and have thoroughly investigated his heritage and ancestry. It's important for the media to do that so they can justify personalities like Al Sharpton and groups like the New Black Panthers who are determined to turn this into a white vs black 60s race war election tactic. "

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Congressman to Obama: You’d better not be trading away our missile defense, champ; Update: A hint on Obama’s “flexibility” from Putin? Update: McCain calls Obama “a real Etch-a-Sketch leader” « Hot Air

Congressman to Obama: You’d better not be trading away our missile defense, champ; Update: A hint on Obama’s “flexibility” from Putin? Update: McCain calls Obama “a real Etch-a-Sketch leader” « Hot Air: "  He told Medvedev that he needed more space on the issue — in other words, to have it downplayed as a national-security dispute with Russia — in order to win a second term, so that he could have “more flexibility” to deal with the Russians.  Very obviously, Obama gave a strong hint that he could be more favorable to the Russian position, which completely opposes the deployment of a Western missile shield in Europe, when Obama doesn’t have to worry about being more accountable to the voters."

This is an outrage, and should be grounds for impeachment.

The Blaze Catches CNNMoney Changing its Report on Dismal ‘Green’ Jobs Numbers | TheBlaze.com

The Blaze Catches CNNMoney Changing its Report on Dismal ‘Green’ Jobs Numbers | TheBlaze.com: "At 7:50 am Friday morning, CNNMoney reported on the embarrassingly small number of jobs the “green” energy industry has contributed to the nation’s workforce. The story was titled “‘Green’ jobs just a small portion of workforce.”"

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Mammoth New Green Climate Fund Wants United Nations-style Diplomatic Immunity, Even Though It’s Not Part Of The UN | Fox News

Mammoth New Green Climate Fund Wants United Nations-style Diplomatic Immunity, Even Though It’s Not Part Of The UN | Fox News: "The Green Climate Fund, which is supposed to help mobilize as much as $100 billion a year to lower global greenhouse gases, is seeking a broad blanket of U.N.-style immunity that would shield its operations from any kind of legal process, including civil and criminal prosecution, in the countries where it operates. There’s just one problem: it is not part of the United Nations."

So they want immunity?  Why? Have they committed a crime?

Friday night document dump: White House rearranged deck chairs with the media as Solyndra sank « Hot Air

Friday night document dump: White House rearranged deck chairs with the media as Solyndra sank « Hot Air: "They were “working with the press”?  Pray tell, who in the media knew about Solyndra’s imminent collapse and didn’t report it?  For that matter, while the White House was working with the media, did they bother to inform Congress of the pending destruction of over a half-billion dollars in taxpayer money?  The memos go on to describe high-level meetings in the White House to discuss the collapse of Solyndra, including one on August 29th, but so far nothing in the document dump suggests that anyone reached out to Congress to include them in the discussions.

But they worked with the press, which apparently didn’t report it until the White House gave them the thumbs-up.  Good thing we have that independent media in this country keeping government honest, and all that."

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Gutfeld Slams Media Matters

This is very good.

One Reelection Doc, Six Falsehoods, Zero Media Attention

One Reelection Doc, Six Falsehoods, Zero Media Attention: "Obama's "Road" movie turns out to be the kind of history you might get from a braggart at the local bar after he's had a few cocktails. Sure it's entertaining, emotional stuff, but you'd be a fool to believe it was true."

Pretty much an accurate statement for anything that comes out of Obama's mouth.

Voter Fraud

Voter fraud is definitely high on the agenda for the Democrats

Articles: The Pants-on-Fire President

Articles: The Pants-on-Fire President: "The reality is that to Barack Obama. lying, aka "spin," is normal behavior.  There is not a speech or an off-the cuff comment since he entered the national stage that does not contain some falsehood or obfuscation.  A speech on energy made last week and repeated on March 22 is reflective of this mindset.  He is now attempting to portray himself as being in favor of drilling in order to increase oil production and approving pipeline construction, which stands in stark contrast to his stated and long-term position on energy and reiterated as recently as three weeks ago.  This is a transparent and obvious ploy to once again fool the American people by essentially lying to them.  "

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Critical Race Theory Goes to the Polls

Critical Race Theory Goes to the Polls: "So, if voter ID does not put minority voters at an unfair disadvantage, why does the left persist in its opposition to even the most minimal efforts at ensuring that people who vote in our elections are legally entitled to do so? The most plausible answer comes from left-wing ideology, as we show in our book, Waking The Sleeping Giant.

The recently released video of the young Barack Obama embracing Derrick Bell, a leftist professor at Harvard who was central to the development of Critical Race Theory, triggered limited public interest in this racial version of Marxist social criticism. Few things can be as dry Marxist theory, but the real issue is that these academic theories tend to work their way from the universities out into society at large. The boring academic language is lost, and the practical application of Marxist theories hits us where we live."

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Critical Race Theory: Salon Gives Credit, But Do They Get It?

Critical Race Theory: Salon Gives Credit, But Do They Get It?: "It is Salon and the Times that are guilty of "mischaracterization" (not to mention Bill Maher and CNN). The conservative critique of Critical Race Theory not only targets CRT's racial obsessions but also worries that CRT suggests our entire constitutional and legal order -- including, and especially, the civil rights movement -- is fatally flawed. That is a fundamental challenge to American democracy as we know it, left or right -- which is precisely why Bell, and former community organizer Obama, found CRT so compelling, and worth teaching."

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Pinocchios: Obama gets a downgrade; Romney an upgrade - The Washington Post

Pinocchios: Obama gets a downgrade; Romney an upgrade - The Washington Post: "But in his Prince George’s speech, Obama claimed that even if “we went to your house and we went to the National Mall and we put up those rigs everywhere, we’d still have only 2 percent of the world’s known oil reserves.” In New Mexico, Obama declared, “even if we drilled every square inch of this country, we’d still only have 2 or 3 or 4 percent of the world’s known oil reserves.”

That’s just simply wrong. The United States has the same number of barrels of proven oil reserves — 22 billion — today as it did in the 1940s. That’s because new sources of oil kept getting found, more-difficult-to-obtain oil suddenly became more economically viable, new oil-extraction techniques gained favor, and so forth."

What would be the justification for re-electing anyone who would blatantly lie on something as important as energy policy?

Has There Been A Coup In China?

Has There Been A Coup In China?: "Because of the Chinese deceleration, prices may have to be recalculated across the markets to be set lower. Crude-oil futures fell as a result of the lowered PMI. With concerns about oil prices thanks to Middle East unrest, an uncertain economy and a coup in China, the economy in the United States may be verging on a second collapse – especially if a new Chinese government begins selling American debt. "

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The return of “fake but accurate” « Hot Air

The return of “fake but accurate” « Hot Air: "In 2004, bloggers exposed the memos at the heart of CBS’ story about George W. Bush avoiding military service as forgeries, forcing the termination of producer Mary Mapes and the disgrace of 60 Minutes II and Dan Rather.  Defenders of CBS claimed that while the memos themselves were fakes, the story was nonetheless still true, a laughingstock of an argument that came to be known as “fake but accurate,” and sometimes as “truthiness.”  This impulse to dismiss fakery in the service of larger truths makes a reappearance in the Washington Post, as Joshua Topolsky attempts to defend hoaxer Mike Daisey, exposed earlier this month by NPR for lying about his experiences in China and about Apple’s factories there"

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Report: Oil Production on Federal Lands Dropped 275,000 Barrels a Day in 2011

Report: Oil Production on Federal Lands Dropped 275,000 Barrels a Day in 2011: "In his 2012 State of the Union Address, President Obama said that “American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years.”
But on Wednesday, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service released a new report that finds that the overwhelming majority—96 percent—of the increase came from land not owned by the federal government.
In 2011, oil production on federal lands declined by an average of 275,000 barrels per day, whereas production on non-federal lands increased by 395,000 barrels per day.  The CRS's analysis aligns with that of the Energy Information Administration which found that oil production on federal lands dropped 14 percent in 2011."

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War on Women: Maher Cries 'Uncle!'

War on Women: Maher Cries 'Uncle!': "On principle, Bill Maher is absolutely correct. From the beginning I've said how much I hate this war, but that doesn't mean I'm going to allow our side to die on the field of battle at the hands of our own lofty ideals. What Maher doesn't appear to understand, though, is that the Left is attacking political speech while those of us on the Right are attacking the Left's hypocrisy.
It's unfortunate for Maher that he's a prime example of the Left's hypocrisy, but in his attempts to defend himself, he's tried to have it both ways and acquitted himself poorly.
If Maher wants to help put an end to this war, I'd like to suggest he do something a little more daring than fly 30,000 feet above it with a lofty New York Times op-ed.
Call your side out by name, Maher. Take a public stand and shame the ones who started this: Media Matters, MSNBC, and the White House.  Oh, and don't forget Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert."

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Rove: 'The Road We've Traveled' With Obama - WSJ.com

Rove: 'The Road We've Traveled' With Obama - WSJ.com: "The film heralds Mr. Obama as a leader committed to "tough decisions" and as someone who "would not dwell in blame" in the Oval Office.

Where to begin? Perhaps with the last statement: Mr. Obama has spent three years wallowing in blame. His culprits have ranged from his predecessor, to tsunamis and earthquakes, to ATMs, to Fox News, to yours truly [Rove]. If you Google "Obama, Blame, Bush" and "Obama, Inherited," you'll get tens of millions of hits."

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'Nice Guys' Finish Last - WSJ.com

'Nice Guys' Finish Last - WSJ.com: ""He's a nice guy, but . . ." is exquisitely condescending. It's probably not true: Obama strikes us as a petulant narcissist. But calling someone a "nice guy" is rarely a genuine compliment, and it never is when conjoined by "but." As any man who has ever been rejected by a woman knows, describing someone as "a nice guy, but . . ." is another way of saying he's ineffectual. That is exactly the point Romney is making about Obama."

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The PJ Tatler » French Spree Shooter is a Muslim Named Mohammed Who Fought With the Taliban in Afghanistan. Other Than That He Fits The Media’s ‘Far-Right’ Profile Perfectly

The PJ Tatler » French Spree Shooter is a Muslim Named Mohammed Who Fought With the Taliban in Afghanistan. Other Than That He Fits The Media’s ‘Far-Right’ Profile Perfectly: "The news that the killer is not just a Muslim but a veteran jihadist will prove hard to swallow for sections of the liberal media both in Europe and the U.S., which had been playing down the possibility of an Islamist connection, and pushing the theory that the gunman was a “far-right” (the media’s term, not mine) extremist in the mold of the Norwegian mass-shooter Anders Breivik."

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Oscar-Winning Producer Presents ... 'Vetting Obama: The Movie'

Oscar-Winning Producer Presents ... 'Vetting Obama: The Movie': "Why? D’Souza explained that Molen believes Obama is literally trying to fulfill the title of his book, “Dreams from My Father.” Obama’s father, who was Kenyan, viewed the world from an anti-Colonial perspective. Molen says Obama now wants to use his power as the American president to rid the world of colonialism … starting with downsizing the very power of the U.S.A."

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Media Matters, Lefty Propaganda Sites Lose Top Donor

Media Matters, Lefty Propaganda Sites Lose Top Donor: "Uh oh. I guess being blatant shills for Obama isn't good for business. What's scarier is that there are uber-rich leftists who think Obama isn't "progressive" enough. But don't you dare call the modern day leftist a "socialist!" Keep all this in mind next time you hear one talking about how Republicans won't compromise. It's clear the left isn't interested in compromise. They want a marxist utopia - which can never exist - and aren't happy that our pesky form of government won't let it happen."

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The Vetting: Obama 1995: ‘Scapegoat’ the ‘Top 5%’

The Vetting: Obama 1995: ‘Scapegoat’ the ‘Top 5%’: "In a newly-uncovered interview from the Hyde Park Citizen newspaper circa December 28, 1995, Barack Obama explains his philosophy on income inequality in the United States, especially in light of economic difficulties:
In an environment of scarcity, where the cost of living is rising, folks begin to get angry and bitter and look for scapegoats. Historically, instead of looking at the top 5% of this country that controls all the wealth, we turn towards each other, and the Republicans have added to the fire."

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The Road to Hell Is Paved with Viral Videos - By David Rieff | Foreign Policy

The Road to Hell Is Paved with Viral Videos - By David Rieff | Foreign Policy: "But unless you truly believe that "the medium is the message," as Marshall McLuhan -- the Canadian futurologist who coined the expression "the global village" more than half a century ago -- kept insisting, then what Kony 2012 exemplifies is not new thinking but a new delivery system for the humanitarian wing of the old imperial enterprise, in all its stunning condescension toward the Global South, its sense of entitlement, and not just its contempt for both historical and moral complexity and ambiguity, but its actual reveling in that ignorance."

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Exclusive: U2's Bono Caught in Tax-Dodging Hypocrisy

Exclusive: U2's Bono Caught in Tax-Dodging Hypocrisy: "According to Time magazine, “Bono charmed and bullied and morally blackmailed the leaders of the world’s richest countries into forgiving $40 billion in debt owed by the poorest.”
Yet when Bono’s band mate “The Edge” (real name David Evans) was asked about why U2 moved from their homeland of Ireland to Holland to take advantage of the sizable cut in corporate taxes, The Edge replied: “Our business is very complex. Of course we’re trying to be tax-efficient. Who doesn’t want to be tax-efficient?” "

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Obama More Unpatriotic Than Bush According to ... Obama

Obama More Unpatriotic Than Bush According to ... Obama: "Just how unpatriotic is Barack Obama? According to one leftist former Senator, Obama is more unpatriotic than former President George W. Bush. And just which leftist Senator would dare describe President Obama in such chilling terms?
Why, former senator Barack Obama, of course. "

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Obama Campaign Documentary Fails Another Fact Check

Obama Campaign Documentary Fails Another Fact Check: "Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler has identified another serious problem with the accuracy of President Barack Obama's recently released campaign film, "The Road We've Traveled." This is the second "gross inaccuracy" found in the 17-minute film."

Oh, well, that's only 1 lie every 8.5 minutes, so far.  That's a much better track record than one of his speeches on the economy.

The Vetting: Holder, Fast and Furious, and Gun Control

The Vetting: Holder, Fast and Furious, and Gun Control: "To understand why Holder and his friends in the DOJ and ATF would have gone to such pains to launch a top-down operation of this magnitude, one only needs consider the recently uncovered speech that then-U.S. Attorney Holder gave to the Woman’s National Democratic Club in 1995. In the speech, Holder talked of opening the door for more gun control by changing “the hearts and minds of people” concerning guns. And his stated tactic at that time was to enlist the help of educators and ad agencies, to “change the way in which people think about guns, especially young people, and make it something that's not cool, that it's not acceptable, it's not hip to carry a gun anymore, in the way in which [they] changed our attitudes about cigarettes.""

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William M. Briggs, Statistician » Bioengineering Humans To Combat Climate Change

William M. Briggs, Statistician » Bioengineering Humans To Combat Climate Change: "They call their program Means to Escape Nasty Global Eruptions of Lurid Energy, or MENGELE for short. No, I’m kidding. That one was already taken. They’re still searching for a good name, and I’m sure they would welcome suggestions.

Just what sort of bioengineering do our researchers have in mind? Several, in fact. Let’s look at the list."

From University of Oxford's "Future of Humanity Institute".

Is the CBO Engaged in Partisan Manipulation of Data?

Is the CBO Engaged in Partisan Manipulation of Data?: "Economist Lan T. Pham says she was fired from the Congressional Budget Office for "producing work at odds with Wall Street research favored by her supervisors," reports the Wall Street Journal.
In a letter written to Sen. Charles Grassley, Ms. Pham says that the CBO, which is supposed to be a nonpartisan and objective institution, consistently pressured her to suppress certain information that might be disadvantageous to the Obama Administration and its fundraising allies on Wall Street.
I was repeatedly pressured by the CBO Assistant Director, Deborah Lucas, in charge of the Financial Analysis Division to not write nor discuss issues in the banking sector and mortgage markets that might suggest weakness in these sectors and their consequences on the economy and households"

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SEIU Admits Using Occupy For Redistributing Wealth And Power

SEIU Admits Using Occupy For Redistributing Wealth And Power: ". I think there’s never been a more exciting time in my 30 years of organizing to imagine building the kind of movement that can transform the country, that can really talk about redistributing wealth and power. And there’s never a better time to get involved. I think the key thing we have to do is—there’s not one tactic, there’s not one thing folks should do; it’s the combination of many threads of work that will build this up to be the kind of movement that Frances talks about that changes this country for—changes this country in a historic and wonderful way." "

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Follow the “M” word: More on the “National Defense Resources Preparedness” Executive Order « The Greenroom

Follow the “M” word: More on the “National Defense Resources Preparedness” Executive Order « The Greenroom: "And now it has modified the EO on National Defense Resources Preparedness along lines that are clearly relevant to implementing the plan for advanced manufacturing.  A whole slew of websites went to high warble over the revised EO on the theory that it was intended to facilitate martial law, and I agree with Ed that that looks like a silly overreaction.  But the important point is that it’s misdirected.  I don’t think the EO or its timing is meaningless, or merely routine."

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New documents: ATF had “Fast & Furious” prime suspect in custody in 2010 — and let him go « Hot Air

New documents: ATF had “Fast & Furious” prime suspect in custody in 2010 — and let him go « Hot Air: "That final bit is the surreal essence of Fast & Furious distilled to one unforgettable phrase. The last time we blogged about Acosta was back in September when Ed wrote a post marveling at the fact that one of the FBI’s own informants had helped smuggle guns across the border even while he was on the feds’ payroll. The man he obtained those weapons from? The “big fish” of the F&F indictment, to borrow the LA Times’s phrase: Manuel Acosta, who was finally arrested in February 2011. We had him eight months earlier but let him go, apparently because America’s brain trust in the battle against cartels is willing to take a guy who trafficks in “cop-killer” weapons at his word."

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Malia in Mexico Despite Security Warning, Story Being Scrubbed

Malia in Mexico Despite Security Warning, Story Being Scrubbed: "An AFP story, linked at the Huffington Post and elsewhere, reported on Malia Obama's visit to Mexico despite a Texas public safety warning, she's reportedly accompanied by 12 friends and 25 Secret Service agents. The Huffington Post story link now directs to the main page and the AFP item is fast disappearing from view. "

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Obama Propaganda Doc Contains $25 Billion Error

Obama Propaganda Doc Contains $25 Billion Error: "The Obama 2012 campaign has released a short film called “The Road We’ve Traveled,” detailing the challenges faced by President Barack Obama’s administration from day one through the start of the campaign.
But it’s not all roses for team Obama: part of the film contains a gross inaccuracy. Specifically, it claims that General Motors (GM) has fully repaid its federal bailout loan. It has not — meaning the documentary contains a $25 billion error."

This on an openly left-wing site!

WH comms group smarter than Obama, Chu on Solyndra? « Hot Air

WH comms group smarter than Obama, Chu on Solyndra? « Hot Air: "So the question raised is this: If the White House comms group and its climate czar both knew that Solyndra was an embarrassment, and so much so that the comms group nixed having Solyndra execs attend the 2011 SOTU in person, then why did Obama and Energy Secretary Steven Chu agree to restructure the loan less than a month later on such unfavorable terms?  Solyndra’s woes must have been common knowledge in the West Wing for the “director of White House message events” to have that kind of wherewithal in advance of the January 25th speech.  If so, then the decision to forge ahead with the restructuring that protected an Obama bundler’s late investment while illegally subordinating taxpayer investment becomes much more curious."

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CBO: Exploding debt under Obama policies - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

CBO: Exploding debt under Obama policies - David Rogers - POLITICO.com: "The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that President Barack Obama’s tax and spending policies will yield $6.4 trillion in deficits over the next decade, more than double the shortfall in CBO’s own fiscal baseline — even after taking credit for reduced war costs.

House Republicans, slated to unveil their own plan next week, are sure to seize on the numbers, yet the mountain of data gives reason for both parties to pause going into what’s expected to be a major fiscal crisis after the November elections."

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Through the Via Dolorosa

Through the Via Dolorosa: "That is why the safe thing to do is to rig cash flow through government laws, regulations and contracts and to arrange for government to get rid of your enemies. This is one of the reasons why the blur of people cycling between high-level Wall Street and Washington positions at some point helps us to understand the extent to which there is no longer any sovereign government."

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Berkeley Police Visit Reporter Over OWS Story

Berkeley Police Visit Reporter Over OWS Story: "This story highlights so many problems in liberal America. Firstly, Mr. Cukor lost his life because he couldn't defend himself in his own home and had to rely on police that never arrived in time to prevent his murder.
Secondly, we see the Occupy movement tangentially responsible for that murder by monopolizing city resources and preventing police from serving the rest of the community.
Thirdly, we see a police official hired by liberals that has the arrogance to imagine that he can send armed officers to journalist's homes demanding changes to stories written about him. Seems a but tyrannical, doesn’t it?
Of course, as to the second point, one can hardly blame Berkeley police for dedicating so many policemen to any Occupy event. After all, the Occupy Wall Street "movement" has been rife with murders, property damage, and crimes of all sorts.
And liberals say Middle America and the south is dangerous to our collective well being?"

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Sebelius to kids: Instead of calling each other “jerks,” why don’t you call each other “jerks”? « Hot Air

Sebelius to kids: Instead of calling each other “jerks,” why don’t you call each other “jerks”? « Hot Air: "Which is it? Is “jerk” a taboo word or the right word to use to speak out against … jerks? As they say, “Live by political correctness, die by political correctness.” As we teach kids to stand up against bullies, are we actually depriving them of the skills and tools they need to stand up against bullies? It’s a serious question.

Sebelius contradicted herself on another point. She said the government plays an important role in combating bullying in schools — presumably by drawing awareness to the issue. But then she hit the nail on the head when she said parents should step in when a child is bullied. “As a parent you should be empowered to really act on behalf of your child and other children,” she said."

Another "dumb as folk" government official.

'Game Change' Explained?: Bombshell '08 Memo Details Plan to Save Steve Schmidt

'Game Change' Explained?: Bombshell '08 Memo Details Plan to Save Steve Schmidt: "This memo is yet another piece on a growing pile of evidence that pretty much proves that those behind the "Game Change" book and film were suckers who wanted to be suckered -- who chose to listen to those afraid to put their names behind their story. The authors and screenwriter also CHOSE to ignore nearly a dozen people who told the story that backs up this memo, and who were willing to speak on the record. "

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Enviros petition EPA to ban lead in ammunition … again « Hot Air

Enviros petition EPA to ban lead in ammunition … again « Hot Air: "I asked if the EPA would find an interest in expanding its authority to include hunting and range fishing with this second opportunity.  I believe the answer will be no, since this is another election year, and the last thing Barack Obama and Democrats need is another reason for gun owners to organize even more enthusiastically against them.  But if Obama wins a second term, don’t be surprised if the third time’s the charm."

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RoboGate: The Breathtaking Scope of a Criminal Act

RoboGate: The Breathtaking Scope of a Criminal Act: "The coming Fall elections will be among the most important of our lifetime, and possibly our childrens' lifetimes.  It is incumbent on federal and state officials to take the necessary steps to ensure the integrity of November's vote. Turning a blind eye to such a breathtaking criminal operation would seriously undermine the public's faith in the electoral system. The investigations must begin today."

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DEMOCRATS TRY NEW WAR ON WOMEN TACTIC

DEMOCRATS TRY NEW WAR ON WOMEN TACTIC: "Their message should focus on the shock of why Democrats, who claim to so strongly care for the well-being of women, would dare use federal assistance to victims of domestic violence as a political pawn? The answer is, of course, to score points in a battle to keep the public's attention off of their incumbent's abysmal record. "

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US Conference of Catholic Bishops Fights Obama War on Religion

US Conference of Catholic Bishops Fights Obama War on Religion: "This is not about access to contraception, which is ubiquitous and inexpensive, even when it is not provided by the Church’s hand and with the Church’s funds. This is not about the religious freedom of Catholics only, but also of those who recognize that their cherished beliefs may be next on the block. This is not about the Bishops’ somehow “banning contraception,” when the U.S. Supreme Court took that issue off the table two generations ago. Indeed, this is not about the Church wanting to force anybody to do anything; it is instead about the federal government forcing the Church—consisting of its faithful and all but a few of its institutions—to act against Church teachings. This is not a matter of opposition to universal health care, which has been a concern of the Bishops’ Conference since 1919, virtually at its founding. This is not a fight we want or asked for, but one forced upon us by government on its own timing. Finally, this is not a Republican or Democratic, a conservative or liberal issue; it is an American issue."

Lie with dogs, suck it up when you get fleas.

The tide is turning: CNN whacks Obama

The tide is turning: CNN taking a shot at O'Bama

Sowell on Obama

The money bit is at around 4:30 minutes into this one, but the whole thing is worth a watch.

The Climate Wars revisited or no truce with kings. « Pointman's

The Climate Wars revisited or no truce with kings. « Pointman's: "For some, it was the creeping anti-democratic totalitarianism hiding behind a mask of good intentions, for others it was the deliberate perversion of that thing they loved called science. Some hated it because it was the extremist’s hijacking of environmentalism, something they’d fought for in their youth, others hated it because it substituted a genocidal worship of Gaia before any other human consideration. Some, like myself, just fought it because it was killing helpless people. The nearest thing to a common factor, was that we were all in it to protect something we loved against something we hated."

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Fantastic video

This is top-notch stuff!

The Vetting: Obama Teaches Constitutional Law -- Part II

The Vetting: Obama Teaches Constitutional Law -- Part II: "So here’s what we’ve learned today. Lecturer Obama believed deeply in Critical Race Theory – so much so that he advocated creative legal strategies to argue Critical Race Theory into law. He thought that facially neutral statutes were discriminatory thanks to the racism of the system. He even argued that the people of the states be stripped of their power to change local law, if such changes cut against narrow minority interests."

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CBO: Health law could cause as many as 20M to lose coverage - The Hill's Healthwatch

CBO: Health law could cause as many as 20M to lose coverage - The Hill's Healthwatch: "As many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-provided coverage because of President Obama's healthcare reform law, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a new report Thursday."

At least those poor illegal immigrants will have medical care...

Obama's Insensitivity to Economic Hardships

Obama's Insensitivity to Economic Hardships: "In the process, the President proved that just like the rest of America, he is able to have an economical night out with a buddy – even if struggling taxpayers are forced to pay a whopping “$365,000, not including the staff costs and other expenses,” to fly the two men there and back."

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Obama's Money and the Enthusiasm Gap | Karl Rove

Obama's Money and the Enthusiasm Gap | Karl Rove: "That virtually all Republicans and many independents consider Mr. Obama a failure is obvious. But many Democrats are disappointed with him, too. The president's difficulty in raising campaign cash is evidence of this. He is working a lot harder than he thought he would to raise a lot less than he had hoped."

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Silver bull-something...

No silver bullet

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Maher: My Free Speech More Equal Than Limbaugh's

Maher: My Free Speech More Equal Than Limbaugh's: "Bill Maher is a comedian and commentator. Rush Limbaugh is a commentator. But for some reason, Maher is apparently under the absurd impression that there's some kind of caveat in the First Amendment that gives him super, secret, double free speech rights over the rest of us."

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GAO shows grade inflation at the Department of Energy « Hot Air

GAO shows grade inflation at the Department of Energy « Hot Air: "As it turns out, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has another grade entirely for the LGP, the DoE, and ultimately Energy Secretary Steven Chu.  In the report released this week, the GAO’s spot check of applications and loans granted and committed under the LGP — $30 billion in all — shows systemic mismanagement, uncompleted reviews, missing documentation, and a process failure rate of 85% or more"

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What Does the Guy Who Wrote Dreams from My Father Think About Race

I think this is rather revealing

kenskingdom

kenskingdom: "The uncertainty in the records of so many sites means that homogenisation as practiced by the BOM’s researchers must be in question, and with it all analyses of Australia’s temperature trends."

Despite this, "Climate Scientists" will be able to calculate the "average global temperature" to within tenths of a degree, decades hence.

Media Corruption -- Surprise

I'm not a big Ted Baxter (Bill O'Reilly) fan, but he's right about the media corruption.

Poor Sandra Fluke… She Wants You To Pay For Her $9/Month Birth Control As She Frolics in Spain & Pompeii | The Gateway Pundit

Poor Sandra Fluke… She Wants You To Pay For Her $9/Month Birth Control As She Frolics in Spain & Pompeii | The Gateway Pundit: "Just when you thought you’d seen everything.
Poor Sandra Fluke, the 30 year-old far left activist who wants you to pay for her $9 a month birth control, is dating a rich socialist.

They recently traveled to Spain and Italy together.
It was a lovely getaway for the women’s rights activist and her rich socialist boyfriend.

Here the two lovebirds are roughing it late at night in Barcelona – drunk."

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warmlist

warmlist: "A complete list of things caused by global warming"

Hilarious!

Obamateurism of the Day « Hot Air

Obamateurism of the Day « Hot Air: "Now, because of these new standards for cars and trucks, they’re going to — all going to be able to go further and use less fuel every year.  And that means pretty soon you’ll be able to fill up your car every two weeks instead of every week -– and, over time, that saves you, a typical family, about $8,000 a year."

Simple math always seems to baffle the Marxists.

'Game Change': Palin Breakdown Meme Crushed by Facts

'Game Change': Palin Breakdown Meme Crushed by Facts: "The sources used by HBO to sell this notion that Palin is "unstable" have no credibility. That didn't stop them from running with it because as many have pointed out recently, they themselves have an agenda. The timing of this film was originally designed to harm Palin in this year's presidential contest, but she decided not to run.
So the left had to settle for trying to harm any future political aspirations she may have in the future. They want to define Sarah Palin for the country, and they want people to believe that she is unstable, therefore, unfit for office.
This won't work, however, because what they claim transpired in Philadelphia never happened. The timeline of real events prove the cruelest of lies to be false."

Of course.  It's Hollywood, with an agenda.

Racial Quota Fallout by Thomas Sowell on Creators.com - A Syndicate Of Talent

Racial Quota Fallout by Thomas Sowell on Creators.com - A Syndicate Of Talent: "Derrick Bell's options were to be a nobody, living in the shadow of more accomplished legal scholars — or to go off on some wild tangent of his own, and appeal to a radical racial constituency on campus and beyond.

His writings showed clearly that the latter was the path he chose. His previous writings had been those of a sensible man saying sensible things about civil rights issues that he understood from his years of experience as an attorney. But now he wrote all sorts of incoherent speculations and pronouncements, the main drift of which was that white people were the cause of black people's problems.

Bell even said that he took it as his mission to say things to annoy white people. Perhaps he thought that was better than being insignificant in his academic setting. But it was in fact far worse, because the real damage was to impressionable young blacks who took him seriously, including one who went on to become President of the United States."

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CBO – Social Security in even worse shape than predicted « The Greenroom

CBO – Social Security in even worse shape than predicted « The Greenroom: "The primary (i.e. non-interest) deficits of each half of Social Security will only continue to grow from this past fiscal year, even without counting the effects of the mostly-unfunded payroll tax holiday.
The Disability Insurance part of Social Security will no longer be able to pay out the entirety of its scheduled benefits before the end of the next Presidential term.
Assuming the DI benefits continue to somehow be paid out after the beginning of 2016, the federal government will need to come up with $1.22 billion trillion beyond the payroll tax and taxes on Social Security benefits between this past October and September 2022 to meet the obligations."

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DSK sex scandal linked to Obama through Bilderberg Group - Toronto Christian Perspectives | Examiner.com

DSK sex scandal linked to Obama through Bilderberg Group - Toronto Christian Perspectives | Examiner.com: "Now we discover an equally sinister link between the Obama administration and Christine Lagarde through the infamous Bilderberg Group. The list of attendees to the 2009 meeting has some very suspicous and interesting names on it. The Bilderberg Group exists for the sole purpose of deciding who will run the world. That is their stated goal.

         "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer" - Henry Kissinger (Bilderberg Member)

Christine Lagarde was at the 2009 meeting representing France as Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment. But why was she really there? These people meet only once every year. No time is wasted at these gatherings. Were the Bilderbergs planning a surprise for DSK in the coming years? Some people think so. But what about Obama? Did he have a connection to this meeting somehow? Indeed he did."

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The Vetting: Obama Teaches Constitutional Law -- Part I

The Vetting: Obama Teaches Constitutional Law -- Part I: "Here’s what we learn from this answer: Obama’s an extreme legal leftist. He thinks that banning infertility treatment for unwed couples is akin to sterilizing them. He thinks that there is no connection between childbearing and childrearing and the integral value of marriage. He thinks that arguments about “tradition” are troubling. And he believes that all judges rule according to their experiences – which goes a long way toward explaining his love for Sonia Sotomayor, whose “wise Latina” experiences may shape her judicial reasoning, according to her own admission."

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WaPo Mocks 'Game Change' Ratings: Beat by 'Pawn Stars' Rerun

WaPo Mocks 'Game Change' Ratings: Beat by 'Pawn Stars' Rerun: "HBO and Tom Hanks can spin this all they want, but this is a massive fail that did a lot more damage to the reputations of HBO and Tom Hanks than Governor Palin. If anything, it gave us Palin supporters another chance to prove that her critics are nothing more than Obama-worshipping liars.
Honestly, when the Washington Post (no Palin fan it) is pointing out the obvious with respect to the contextual truth around these miserable ratings, it's pretty safe to say HBO is fooling no one with their sad little spin. "

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Eric Holder, DOJ Celebrate 'Sunshine Week' Amid Fast and Furious Scandal

Eric Holder, DOJ Celebrate 'Sunshine Week' Amid Fast and Furious Scandal: "However, the National Security Archive has strongly fired back saying Holder used discredited statistics at the event. They also note the DOJ has attempted to issue reductive regulations, waged a "war on leakers", and increasingly relied on several exemptions throughout Holder's tenure."

Orwellian.

The Vetting: Cassandra Butts - Bell Devotee, Obama Advisor, Judicial Scout

The Vetting: Cassandra Butts - Bell Devotee, Obama Advisor, Judicial Scout: "Her role in the Obama White House is not a mystery. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. noted on MSNBC on January 22, 2009--shortly after Obama's inauguration--that Butts is “a dear, dear friend of the president” who “will watch his policy back,” and “will be willing to sort of reach out into Washington and sort of delve deeper and try to find some serious public policy answers.”

But just what sort of “policy answers” does Butts support? Her relationship with her mentor, Bell, yields some answers.
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Another click of the ratchet.

The Holder Justice Department, voter ID laws, and the liberal mind « The Greenroom

The Holder Justice Department, voter ID laws, and the liberal mind « The Greenroom: "The simple truth—flaccid counterarguments by Justice and its liberal water carriers aside—is that voter IDs keep elections honest. They are not, moreover, the scourge for minorities that liberals make them out to be. Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation reported in April of 2011 that black voter turnout in Georgia

increased more dramatically more dramatically in 2008—the first presidential election held after the state’s photo-ID law went into effect—than it did in states without photo ID. Georgia had a record turnout in 2008, the largest in its history—nearly 4 million voters."

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Why Al Sharpton Shouldn't Be Fired

Why Al Sharpton Shouldn't Be Fired: "I challenge the left to demonstrate some semblance of consistency and condemn Sharpton's remarks. I also challenge the left to demonstrate such an adherence to the First Amendment. Considering the way they've persecuted faith-based employers over the HHS mandate, something tells me I won't have much luck. "

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Bell Epoque - Innovations - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Bell Epoque - Innovations - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "The re-release of videos showing Barack Obama as a Harvard Law School student in 1991 speaking at a rally in support of professor Derrick Bell has so far occasioned little more than a yawn from academe. The late Professor Bell (1930-2011) is a reasonably well-known figure among those of us who follow racial controversies in higher education, but he is far from a household name. Moreover, there is a triple discount available on this purchase. The precipitating event was (a) long ago; (b) involved intemperate declarations by a student; and (c) requires taking seriously racial bombast by a black professor. These provide a neat package of reasons to put the matter aside as a pseudo-controversy.

That may, however, prove to be a mistaken judgment. Bell could come into sharper focus for the general public in the days ahead, and we don’t know yet how deep or durable his influence on Obama really was. At least at one point, the association worried some Obama supporters. Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree referring to the footage admits, “I hid this during the 2008 campaign,” but “I don’t care if they find it now.”"

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Whistleblower Lawsuit: Planned Parenthood in Texas Filed Millions in Fraudulent Medicaid Claims

Whistleblower Lawsuit: Planned Parenthood in Texas Filed Millions in Fraudulent Medicaid Claims: "The recent series of events involving Planned Parenthood in the state of Texas illustrate an administration steeped in hypocrisy, involved in a codependent relationship with an organization that promotes the killing of the unborn as it also soaks taxpayers. These events demonstrate all too clearly that the “War on Women” is merely a fairy tale cooked up by an administration that is desperate to regain its political clout. Sadly for both low-income women and taxpayers, the Obama administration's actions illustrate that it cares nothing for either group, primarily because they are useless to them politically, except when they can be used as pawns to achieve political gain. The mission of the unholy alliance of the Obama administration and Planned Parenthood is simply to hold fast to political power, regardless of who is in their way."

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How Saul Alinsky Taught Barack Obama Everything He Knows About Civic Upheaval

How Saul Alinsky Taught Barack Obama Everything He Knows About Civic Upheaval: "So there’s point one: the assertion that Obama has a grudge against this country. And this leads to point two, and the question of what role Mr. Alinsky’s writings and overthrow tactics have had on our president. (By “overthrow tactics” I mean Alinsky’s methods for not only persuading but also enabling the “have-nots” in our society to overthrow the haves and take away their power.)
In a National Review column, dated May 14, 2009, we see that “Obama’s mentors from his Chicago days studied at a school Alinsky founded, and they taught their students the philosophy and methods of one of the first ‘community organizers.’” That same column cites a photo that was on Obama’s presidential campaign website: a photo that showed “Obama in a classroom teaching students Alinskian methods.” It showed Obama standing in front “of a blackboard on which he’d written ‘Relationships Built on Self Interest,’ and illustrated by a diagram of the flow of money from corporations to the mayor.”"

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Government Rent Seeking

If you naively believe that government can fix everything without that nasty free-market rent-seeking, watch this.

Then read this.

Michelle Malkin » What’s the matter with Soledad O’Brien?

Michelle Malkin » What’s the matter with Soledad O’Brien?: "O’Brien also failed to disclose that the liberal prof who denied on her show that critical race theory had aaaaaanything to do with bashing America as a white supremacy-ruled government actually wrote the exact opposite. In one of her own books, Brown asserted that the purpose of CRT was to “highlight the ways in which the law is not neutral and objective, but designed to support White supremacy and the subordination of people of color.” Oops."

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Oscar-Winning Producer of 'Schindler's List' Slams Obama, Salutes Breitbart

Oscar-Winning Producer of 'Schindler's List' Slams Obama, Salutes Breitbart: "The event I speak of, of course, was the presidential election of 2008. We put a man in office, a man not really qualified to be a dog catcher, much less the most powerful man in the world. We refused to listen to what he was saying. We missed the first gasp of incredulity when he promised to transform America. Oh, we bought into the cliched slogans of "hope and change." We liked his smile, his ability to read from a teleprompter, his super-friendly demeanor and his charismatic oratorical skills. Yeah, we jumped in with both feet thinking the country would show the world we had found our mojo and racism was gone forever.
Once again, our ears failed us. Our eyes failed us. We failed to hear that horrific sucking sound of our falling into the vortex of calm voices pushing us ever so gently but with assured and deft platitudes, into the hell of our own making."

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Holder’s DOJ Implements Critical Race Theory In Texas

Holder’s DOJ Implements Critical Race Theory In Texas: "So why is the Holder DOJ so intent on stopping Texas’ voter ID requirement? Because the Holder DOJ is dominated by a soft variant of the philosophy of critical race theory. The DOJ contention goes something like this: a law must be racist if it has varying impact on different classes of people. It must be designed to uphold the white supremacist hierarchy. Thus, even a law of neutral applicability – meaning a law that applies equally to everyone, like showing your ID to vote – becomes a racist measure. The system itself is corrupted, even though the law is clearly not racist on its face."

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Boskin and Cogan: California's Greek Tragedy - WSJ.com

Boskin and Cogan: California's Greek Tragedy - WSJ.com: "Partly due to generous union wages and benefits, inflexible work rules and lobbying for more spending, many state programs and institutions spend too much and achieve too little. For example, annual spending on each California prison inmate is equal to an entire middle-income family's after-tax income. Many of California's K-12 public schools rank poorly on standardized tests. The unfunded pension and retiree health-care liabilities of workers in the state-run Calpers system, which includes teachers and university personnel, totals around $250 billion."

Make no mistake, this is Obama's vision for America.

Climate Science Malpractice – The Promotion Of Multi-Decadal Regional Climate Model Projections As Skillful | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.

Climate Science Malpractice – The Promotion Of Multi-Decadal Regional Climate Model Projections As Skillful | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.: "“The multi-decadal regional climate model results presented in this paper have not shown skill at predicting changes in multi-decadal climate statistics. The model results in our study should not be used to quantify the envelope of the risks from climate to societal and environmental resources in the coming decades. Our model sensitivity results are provided only to assist in improving our understanding of climate processes.  ”"

Excellent idea.

Axelrod backs out of Maher appearance « Hot Air

Axelrod backs out of Maher appearance « Hot Air: "Axelrod has been out front on this war on Limbaugh, but the backfire has been … hilarious.  Not only has the attempt to demonize Limbaugh exposed the Left’s own hypocrisy, the effort to hit Limbaugh’s pockets has been a big flop, too.  Now Republicans have made Bill Maher the poster child of the Democratic Party and of Obama’s re-election campaign, thanks to their refusal to return $1 million Maher donated to Obama’s super-PAC — which amounts to half of what the super-PAC has managed to raise:"

Blowing up in their faces.

RoboGate: Democrat Party May Be Behind Illegal 'Rush' Robocalls

RoboGate: Democrat Party May Be Behind Illegal 'Rush' Robocalls: "The calls attempted to link Republican members of Congress to Rush Limbaugh’s recent comments about contraceptive activist Sandra Fluke. They were illegal under the Telecommunications Consumer Protection Act of 1991 because they did not identify a valid return phone number, and did not indicate that they had been paid for by a legitimate, registered organization. According to one source, “With these calls, the *69 option comes back to a dead number....People started getting these calls at 4 a.m., which also breaks Telecom rules.”
The scandal was first exposed on March 9 by the Daily Mail (UK), but a Breitbart.com investigation has gone further, determining that those calls were made to targeted Congressional districts listed on the DCCC’s online ‘Red to Blue’ list, a collection of choice races in which the party intends to concentrate its money and time."

Democrats can't be breaking the law at election time, can they?

Chris Rock (Cracked)

I don't really know or care who Chris Rock is, but calling conservatives "insane" is a clear case of projection.

Slut-Gate Hypocrisy: Explosive Audio of NBC's Al Sharpton Trashing 'Homos,' 'Chinamen,' and 'Crackers'

Slut-Gate Hypocrisy: Explosive Audio of NBC's Al Sharpton Trashing 'Homos,' 'Chinamen,' and 'Crackers': "True, Sharpton said these things long before he was on MSNBC. But his history was well known, and the lack of outrage from the left when he was elevated to primetime highlights the hypocrisy of their anti-Rush censorship crusade. MSNBC President Phil Griffin knew that Sharpton said this sort of stuff regularly--that, in fact, such bigotry and radical rhetoric was an integral part of the Sharpton persona. He hired him nonetheless. One has to wonder if Brian Williams, Matt Lauer, and Tom Brokaw are proud."

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Exodus: California Tax Revenue Plunges by 22%

Exodus: California Tax Revenue Plunges by 22%: "Spectrum Locations Consultants recorded 254 California companies moved some or all of their work and jobs out of state in 2011, 26% more than in 2010 and five times as many as in 2009. According SLC President, Joe Vranich: the “top ten reasons companies are leaving California: 1) Poor rankings in surveys 2) More adversarial toward business 3) Uncontrollable public spending 4) Unfriendly business climate 5) Provable savings elsewhere 6) Most expensive business locations 7) Unfriendly legal environment for business 8) Worst regulatory burden 9) Severe tax treatment 10) Unprecedented energy costs."

What Democrats dream of for the rest of the country.

More 'Game Change' Fallout: 'Staffers talk just to save their asses'

More 'Game Change' Fallout: 'Staffers talk just to save their asses': "Those behind HBO's "Game Change" CHOSE to use the sources they did and CHOSE to ignore the sources listed above who are unafraid to tell their stories under a microscope.

What more proof does anyone need that "Game Change" was nothing more than a two-hour negative campaign commercial produced by Obama's Hollywood pals? At the time the film was announced and produced, Sarah Palin was considered a likely challenger, and so they set up HBO as their own personal super PAC and set out to destroy her.

There simply is no other explanation."

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Obama and critical race theory

It's racist to point out the "white supremacy" notions of Obama's favored "Critical Race Theory". So that makes this video interesting:

Requiring ID to drink is racist

This video makes a good point: So "minorities" I guess don't really drink, or there would be an uproar about how ID is required to get a drink, and that would "discriminate against" the minorities in the same way requiring ID to vote "discriminates against" the "minorities".

It’s come to this: Tide laundry detergent being used as currency in some U.S. neighborhoods « The Greenroom

It’s come to this: Tide laundry detergent being used as currency in some U.S. neighborhoods « The Greenroom:

Uhh ooh.

The Big Hoax - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative Columnists - Page 1

The Big Hoax - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative Columnists - Page 1: "If black males get punished more often than Asian American females, does that mean that it is somebody else's fault? That it is impossible that black males are behaving differently from Asian American females? Nobody in his right mind believes that. But that is the unspoken premise, without which the punishment statistics prove nothing about "equity."

What is the purpose or effect of this whole exercise by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice? To help black students or to secure the black vote in an election year by seeming to be coming to the rescue of blacks from white oppression?"

The voice of reason.