It seems that the left has a problem-their boycotts help the targets! Remember the boycott against Chick-fil-A, and the restaurant chain had records sales, with some stores running out of product to sell? Then, came the boycott against Rush Limbaugh, who called a woman, who demanded that the government fund her sex-life, a slut. Some advertisers left, and wanted to come back, when their business suffered. And, now, we see the final results of that boycott…his ratings are up! Fire Andrea Mitchell has the video… well, maybe we should have lefties boycott the CH 2.0? I could use the extra [...]
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Hitler Discovers Gun Control Bill Dies in Senate
That pesky Hitler, he never likes it when freedom wins! Here’s what happens when Hitler loses on Gun Control… I understand Obama had a similar reaction. Birds of a feather… You can support the CH 2.0 with your Amazon purchases! Related posts: Bill Maher Believes the Second Amendment is “Bullsh*t” More Censorship: Senate Considers Bill to Make Embedding Videos a Felony Great Moments in Civil Discourse: Unions Call Gov. Christie "Hitler" 15 Year old Dismantles Gun Control Legislation Hitler was a Socialist, by his own Admission Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
NBER Reports That The Housing Bubble Was Government’s Fault, via the Community Reinvestment Act
Since the financial collapse brought on by the housing bubble and the casino playing Too Big To Fail banks in 2008, many of us in the blogosphere put the blame government policies, which pumped air into the sub-prime mortgage market. The government of Barak Obama, of course, put the blame entirely on the Wall Street bankers and the unfunded wars of Bush II. Now, nearly five years later, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) finished their review of what happened and puts the blame squarely on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). You are unlikely to hear about the NBER report from [...]
Resource Post: How the Soviet Union Collapsed
Some of my Conservative friends might be put off by this, but take a look at this video on how the Soviet Union collapsed. The Classic Liberal posted it, and it is an hour long. However, it is worth the time to view, or at least listen. Now, one of the premises here is that Reagan confrontation of the Soviet Union, both rhetorical and military, was not a significant contributory factor in the fall of the Soviet State. Now, think about this. On the surface, leftists might celebrate this, saying that Reagan really wasn’t the hero that so many make [...]
Hugo Chavez Legacy: Anti-Semitism, Economic Failure, And he was a Billionaire
Like so many dictators, Hugo Chavez left behind a legacy. His legacy is not a good one, contrary to what the Michaeal Moore’s. Oliver Stone’s and the Sean Penn’s of this world would tell you. In fact, even left of center sites are criticizing Chavez, and recommending that Democrats avoid praising Chavez. First up here are some observations from Think Regress. While even Chavez’s critics admit that he did attempt to address the plight of Venezuela’s poorest, the decline in economic inequality in Venezuela reflected a broader egalitarian trend in Latin America, and can’t be fully credited to Chavez’s policies. [...]
Cash for Clunkers Revisited: More Damage Done
For those of you that have been here since almost the beginning, you know that we pegged “Cash for Clunkers” as the huge failure that it was. Here is what we wrote while the program was ongoing… The cars traded in on the program are to be destroyed. Now, in normal situations, a trade in will either go on the dealer lot, go to auction, or go to the junkyard. In any of those situations, others will have the opportunity to benefit from this car, either by driving it, or by purchasing the usable parts from it. When the car [...]
Newsweek Prints it’s Last Magazine
Newsweek has finally succumbed. After nearly eighty years Newsweek has printed its final copy featuring a picture of the old Newsweek offices in New York with a Twitter hashtag #LastPrintIssue plastered across the front. And nothing of value was lost. Related posts: Newsweek to Cease Publishing: And Nothing of Value was Lost MSM DeathWatch: Newsweek Losing Money, Put up for Sale And From the Cheap Seats, a Desperate Cry for Attention Redstate vs. Blue State Public Schools: Guess who Comes out on Top? Protest for Gun Control, Less Than 200 Show up Related posts brought to you by Yet Another [...]
Gun Control Works? Think Again!
The faulty premise of all faulty premise is that gun control works towards preventing crime. To take a honest look at that thought, perhaps we ought to look towards a nation that established gun control, like Great Britain… Let’s see what effect once great Britain’s draconian authoritarianism has had. Here’s a report from 2009: The latest Government figures show that the total number of firearm offences in England and Wales has increased from 5,209 in 1998/99 to 9,865 last year — a rise of 89 per cent. In some parts of the country, the number of offences has increased more [...]
California Raises Taxes, Lose Revenues…Again!
They say that they definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result. If that is indeed the case, California’s tax policies make them the official land of fruits and nuts, as they are proving the insanity axiom to be most true. On March 15th of this year, we took a look at the fact that after yet another failed tax increase… One of the greatest weaknesses of the statists is that their efforts at creating a fantasy world. more often than not, create the exact opposite of their stated intent. They try [...]
Detroit Demands Payback From Obama, In the Form of a Bailout
If you want to see sense of entitlement, or the mindset that demands something for nothing. Take a look at the following, as a City Council member from Detroit gives a great exhibition of both… Fox 2 News Headlines The city of Detroit faces a major financial crisis and one member of city council thinks President Barack Obama should step in and help. City Council member JoAnn Watson said Tuesday the citizens support of Obama in last month’s election was enough reason for the president to bailout the struggling the city. (Click the video player to listen) “Our people in [...]
Union Thug Alert: Refuse to Talk to Media, Walmart Black Friday Protest Failure
In the latest example of attempted union thuggery and fail, union organizers attempted to stage protests in front of Walmarts in the busiest shopping day of the year. For starters, it appears that protests were rather sparse. Twitchy has the following… The Twitchy post has a great deal more information, so feel free to go check it out. For the second part, here is a video featuring the outcome at the Landover, Maryland WalMart. Apparently, the union bosses shipped in about five buses worth of rent-a-mob to the scene. Here are some quick points… 1. The bosses had to ship [...]
Layoff Bomb Continues: Social Media Traffic Reflects Grim Job Outlook
It seems that the layoff bomb continues. Here is a screencap from Twitchy. The main article has even more, so check it out. More and more people are losing their jobs, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing. The question is, how long before the media covers it, and what spin will they use to cover for the Obama Administration? NOTE: The tweets shown above are as is, I can make no claim to their veracity. It is, after all, the internet. However, I see little benefit to lying about these things. Related posts: Leftist Meme for Layoff Bomb, Anything [...]
Leftist Meme for Layoff Bomb, Anything but Obama’s Policies!
As the layoff bomb continues, it might be a good idea to take a look at the probable reaction from the left. For this one, I think it will rather simple. It’s all going to be variations on the leftist classic… It’s ALWAYS something or someone else’s fault. Remember that no matter what happened in Obama’s first term, it was Bush’s fault? Or maybe even a tsunami? Or perhaps ATM machines? It doesn’t matter how bad the liberals fail, the fault always lies elsewhere. This is not new. The communists made an art form out of it. Remember this from [...]
Catholics for Obama Hold Rally: 45 Show up
Once again, going with the Democrat’s dearth of enthusiasm, Catholics for Obama held a rally, and only 45 showed up. It seems that the Obama camp can’t even attract apostates! The Gateway Pundit has the details… Catholic News Agency reported, via FOX Nation: “Their original intent was to have more of a rally element to it,” said Paul Alexander, director of Regis University’s Institute for the Common Good, which hosted the event. “We just felt we couldn’t do a rally, but we felt a healthy dialogue among Catholics was important.” About 45 people attended the Oct. 25 dialogue and small group discussion with Catholics for [...]
More Reasons for the Obama Campaign to Panic? Collapse and Impending Doom on Election Day?
Yesterday, we discussed that the Obama Campaign’s allocation of funds and resources indicated that they are panicking, using scarce resources in places that a democrat incumbent should never have to defend this late in the game. Today, however, even more indications of collapse and impending doom came to light. Reason for Panic 1: Dwindling Crowds at Obama Events… In a related presidential campaign rally in Commerce City, Colorado, former President Bill Clinton was the designated cheerleader to speak to the gathered faithful. However, the rally, held at a Commerce City High School, wasn’t “optimal,” to use a phrase from President Obama. The school extended the [...]
Workers at Stimulus-Funded LG Chem Battery Plant Has Shipped no Batteries, Employees Play Cards
When planning is centralized, the stupidity is concentrated in one place; namely the center. The Porkulus funded many “green energy” projects. Many of them, like the infamous Solyndra, have gone out of business. Others, like LG Chem, haven’t closed shop, but they haven’t delivered any “product” either. Breitbart has more… An investigative report by WOOD TV in Holland, Michigan revealed on Thursday that workers at the LG Chem plant haven’t shipped a single battery yet because there’s no demand. People just aren’t buying Chevy Volts. Because they have no work to do at the plant, many of them are playing cards on the job: Workers at [...]
Sandra Fluke Only Draws a dozen Attendees
If you listen to the liberals, Sandra Fluke is a hero of feminism. Allegedly slandered by Rush Limbaugh, Fluke was made a hero by the leftists, and their lapdog media. Unfortunatelky, the Democrats must be believing their own narrative, as Fluke went out to rally voters against Mitt Romney. However, Fluke apparently equates with “flop,” as evidenced by the attendance at the event. Sooper Mexican has more… Apparently Sandra Fluke was only able to get TEN PEOPLE to show up to one of her speaking engagements: Here are some Tweets from the scene. The first is from Reno… And the second is [...]
It’s Not Easy Being Green: Green Cars Cause More Pollution!
When it comes to green cars, I feel obligated to invoke Quinn’s First Law… “Liberalism always generates the exact opposite of it’s stated intent.” You can’t argue it. The “war on poverty” caused more poverty. Since the onset of the Department of Education, education has gotten worse. I could go on all day, but you get the point. Liberals state that they are going to make something better, and instead make it worse. Then, they blame us for their failure. Here is the latest; green cars cause more pollution! The Lonely Conservative has more… The Daily Caller reported that a new study by [...]
Occupy Leave RNC Sad
Apparently, the Occupy crowd is sad. Their numbers were low for the GOP Convention, and they were not able to disrupt any activities, or even destroy property on a massive scale. How very, very sad. The Daily Caller has some coverage. I’ll translate the responses ftom the occupods… Following a fragmented march against the GOP, TheDC’s photo team spoke to several protesters who said they were disappointed by low turnout at protests and the lack of open discussion between protesters and Republican leadership. Translation: The GOP didn’t allow us to harass, berate, or shout them down! Remember kids, open discussion with [...]
Volt Production Shut Down Again
It seems that it’s hard to keep the Chevy Volt factory open when no one is buying the fire prone, overpriced hybrid. Hot Air has more… As for now, though, even with the increase lately, the company still can’t sell enough cars to justify running the plant all year round: GM will close its Detroit-Hamtramck plant from Sept. 17 until Oct. 15, one of the sources said. Union representatives last week told the plant’s roughly 1,500 workers about the scheduled downtime, the source said… Volt demand has picked up this year, after sales last year fell short of GM’s goals. GM sold [...]
Chick-fil-A Quick Hits: TV News Team Refuses to Cover Appreciation Day, Media Harasses During Protests, Protests are Fail, but Manage Vandalism
We are seeing a lot of hypocrisy from the left, and their media lapdogs over the Chick-fil-A spat. I guess it is necessary to punish Christianity whenever it rears it’s head. And, since they can’t get to Jesus, they’ll go after his followers. But, I digress. Here are some stories that show how the “tolerant left” and their media lapdogs work. TV News Crew Openly States That They Would not Cover Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day: What happens when there are massive lines at Chick-fil-A resturants all over the country, and they set national sales records? “Nothing to see here,” according to [...]
Attention Limbaugh Advertisers: NOW National Protest Draws Seven Protesters
Remember the 2009-2010 Tea Party rallies, when thousands would show up, and the MSM would say there was “dozens?” Well, we are seeing the inverse of that. NOW planned at national protest against Rush Limbaugh. The planning started a month ago, and, allegedly, they had a healthy turnout, with seven “tammies” showing up to decry Limbaugh’s rhetoric. Michelle Malkin has more on the failure… Rush will probably refer to them as the NAGnificent Seven: Seven women participated in the National Organization for Women’s day of protest against Rush Limbaugh in front of Limbaugh’s D.C. affiliate WMAL, Friday. NOW’s national protest [...]
Effective Romney Video: People That Obama Left Behind
The Romney campaign seems to be hitting the right spots-namely, the Obama economic record. The Lonely Conservative has the video… Keep it coming! Related posts: Powerful Anti-Romney Video Some Thoughts on GOP Candidates: Is it now Romney vs. Gingrich? Santorum is out: Romney now the Inevitable Candidate Unemployment not an Issue in 2012? What did David Plouffe mean? Alinsky to G. Romney to M. Romney to Soros? Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
Another Luke Warm Obama Reception: Holds Speech in Family Garage-They’re not Sure They’ll Vote for Him
Imagine, if you will, that the POTUS-the Great and Mighty Obama, shows up at a family home, and gives a speech. Then, also imagine that very few people show up, and one of they home-owners later states that she might not even vote for him! Well friends, that very thing happened just recently. Ace has the details… Hmmm. Probably not. I’ll call it “more Saturday Stupid.” As leader of the free world President Obama will be used to making speeches to millions of people around the globe.So he might have felt the occasion was a little beneath him yesterday when [...]
If I wanted America to fail
Okay all, I found a great new site and stumbled upon them after seeing their video in the Facebook group, Conservative Blogger Meet Up. This group, by the way is always chock full of videos, stories and info that help articulate the Conservative message. Great group, I encourage all to join. As I said above, I watched the video on my FB group page. It is a powerful, yet simple video which really exposes the left’s agenda for our beautiful country. Those responsible for the video call themselves Free Market America. Check out their website, it is well worth the [...]
MSNBC too Lazy to Make up their own News, Let’s the Kossacks do it for them
As you all know, Manhattan Infidel is a contributor here at the CH 2.0. His posts are ironic, hilarious, and sometimes silly, but they always convey a point. However, what if FOX News took one of the Infidel’s posts, and ran a story on it, as if it were “real.” Well, that’s what MSNBC did, with a story from the Daily Kos. Of course, I rather think that everything posted by the kossacks are unfunny attempts at satire, but the one in question was labeled as such, and the talking heads over at MSNBC ran it anyway… Now, most [...]
Keith Olbermann Fired: Still Can’t Play well with Others? UPDATED: Olbermann’s Response
It seems that Keith Olbermann is having a very hard time holding a job. After less than a year on Current TV, Olbermann was let go by the network. The Blaze has more… “We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet. We are more committed to those goals today than ever before,” network co-founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt wrote in a letter to viewers. “Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values are no [...]
Rosie O’Donnell Cancelled, Low Ratings to Blame
It appears that Rosie O’Donnell’s smug and histrionic blend of moonbattery didn’t play all that well on Oprah’s new network. As a result, her show was cancelled after only five months. Despite being termed O‘Donnell’s “second act,” according to the Hollywood Reporter, the show suffered from low ratings and had recently seen a format reshuffling in the hopes of attracting more viewers. O‘Donnell’s presence had initially been considered a boon for the new network and — filming in Winfrey’s former Chicago studio — a way to fill the void left by the former daytime show queen. While her failure does bring me [...]
California Raises Taxes and Revenues Decrease: Who Saw That Coming?
One of the greatest weaknesses of the statists is that their efforts at creating a fantasy world. more often than not, create the exact opposite of their stated intent. They try to engineer unicorns that fart rainbows, and they create a stillborn jackalope. You would think that they would learn from such infamous failures, but they seem to double-down instead. The latest example of this comes from Califailure. Knowing, and probably denying, the long history showing that tax increases cause a decrease in revenues, they have stuck with the highest tax rates in the country. Breitbart has the predictable results. [...]
Op-Ed: Why does the left want a king to rule over us?
When the Founding Fathers came together and crafted our constitution the notion that government was at best an imperfect entity that offered imperfect solutions was universally accepted by many of them. The history of past governments had taught them that no matter what constraints were placed on governments the natural evolution was to drift towards tyranny. This flawed nature of government was a direct reflection of our own human nature and the tendency for people to look to kings and enlightened leaders to solve their problems. Even the Israelites chose a king against the wishes of God because they desired to be [...]
Educational Failure Infographic: What More Proof do you Need?
The CH 2.0, as well as a host of other sources, have discussed how the public education system, no matter the level of funding, is an utter and dismal failure. For just another bit of evidence, kindly take a look at the following infographic. I caught this over at Full Metal Patriot, so give them a visit as well… If that hasn’t convinced you, the Kool-Aid has called permanent brain damage. Related posts: Big Government Failure on Display: Billions Spend on No Child Left Behind, with no Observable Results 8 Year Old Sent for Evaluation for Drawing a Picture [...]
Chevy Volt Production Suspended: And how Much did that Cost us?
The Chevy Volt went from a very promising concept, to a very real failure. If you recall, the Volt was initially a show car, and being planned for production prior to the governments takeover of GM. The original idea was evolutionary; the car would be electric, with a small gas engine on board to charge the batteries. It actually generated some excitement. But, just before they were supposed to start rolling off the assembly line, we were told that the production Volt was nothing more than a hybrid car-and a rather expensive hybrid car at that. Competing in a market [...]
More Evidence that OWS is a Microcosm of Their Future Socialist State
Redistribution is one of the key foundational concepts of socialism. People having differing talents & work habits is inherently unfair, so government has to steal from others, and give to others. Naturally, we have history to teach us that this thinking eventually fails, but reality is an elusive concept to our left, so additional examination is needed. The latest example comes from OWS, who have been taking over forclosed homes, and kinda-sorta giving them to others. Let’s see how that has worked out for them. Hot Air has the details… The proposal originally attracted the support of Wise Ahadzi, owner [...]
What Happened to the Occupods and Union Goons? CPAC Not Disrupted (Yet)? UPDATE Attempted- and Failed!
After all of the promises, it seems that the promises to disrupt CPAC were greatly exaggerated. When encounters with occupods and union members did occur, the protesters themselves seemed far more confused than anyone else. Then, there were some union goons present, but it appears that they were paid to be there. Here is some video, courtesy of The Daily Caller… http://youtu.be/A_DgCrUS1VA I know that folks that are out of work needs the money, but $60 bucks for a day of protesting? Talk about slave wages? That seems rather “one percentagish” to me. Also, there were some brain dead creatures, commonly [...]
Do Union Members Realize That They are Being Thrown Under the Bus?
The answer to that question? Probably not. Obama has been a staunch ally of union bosses, but the rank and file? Not so much. It seems that quite a few union members have lost their jobs because of Obama’s policies, and that will likely accelerate as more of his schemes and regulations kick in. For more, here is an excerpt from David A. Bego at Big Government… Early in his presidency, President Obama made disparaging remarks about business owners whose companies had corporate jets. This was done in a blatant attempt to incite class warfare, despite the fact that the [...]
President Obama Puts 20-Year Ban on Prosperous and Safe Uranium Mining in Arizona
Until 1980, the United States was the world’s leading producer of uranium, but today there are only three operating uranium mines left. This may have been due to the fall in uranium prices, which hit a low of $7.92 per pound in 2001. But with the price climbing to over $50 today, there is renewed interest in mining uranium, which is essential to powering nuclear power plants and important for national security- and it gets even better, because there are still considerable deposits of uranium in the United States, including fairly large deposits that were discovered in northern Arizona over recent years. Uranium [...]
Obama Kills Keystone XL Pipeline, Tens of Thousands of Jobs, and Throws Unions Under the Bus
Talk about a trifecta! The President, once again, has taken the opportunity to deny the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. For those of you that are unaware, the pipeline would go from Canada, to US refineries, giving us an influx of affordable source of energy. That, and we’d be buying it from an good, decent people that make pretty decent beer, and, as a plus, have no desire to kill us. Estimates vary, but the uppermost guesses indicate that hundreds of thousands of jobs could be eventually be created. These would be private sector jobs, that would impact many [...]
New York Cigarette Tax Fails to Bring in Projected Revenues: Anyone Surprised?
One thing that statists miss is that taxes change human behavior. When something is taxed to the extent that it becomes less affordable, people will either stop using the taxed item, use less of the taxed item, or obtain the item by other means. For the latest, NY State is lamenting the fact that their cigarette tax revenue is far below expectations… The Empire State is struggling to bring in additional tax revenue it projected it would gain from efforts to stop smokers from buying untaxed cigarettes on Indian Reservations, reports the New York Post: The state’s tax collectors were recently [...]
Chevy Volts are Recalled (Kind of): All of Them
When GM was still GM, and NOT Gubmint Motors, the Volt was the next big thing. If you recall, the original vision for the Volt was for it to be an electric car, with a small gas motor to recharge the batteries. It actually generated some excitement, and it promised massive mileage. That, of course, turned out to be a gigantic lie-one that was not disclosed until the car was just about to go into production. By then, of course, GM had been turned into a government operation. And, like any other government operation, GM, and the Volt in particular, have [...]
Occupod Roundup: Flag Burning and Death Threats, Oh my! Update-Police Officer Stabbed by Occupod
Just when you think that the occupods would go away, they keep committing crimes. There was some action from the occupods near the New Years Holiday, so it bears examining. Flag Burning at Occupy Charlotte: It would seem that the occupods don’t like the country, and it’s symbols, as much as they say they do. Police Officer Subject of Occupod “Wanted Poster” Police will not only be abused at work. They will also be harrassed at home… ALBANY — Police are taking steps to protect an Albany police officer whose family has received threats after he was publicly identified for [...]
Nanny State Alert: LA Unified School District’s Healthy Meals Make Students ill, Cause them to eat more Junk Food
Here’s the scenario; government identifies an invented problem, or creates one via nonsensical policies. Then, they propose to solve the problem with even more government. Since government is force, and totally inept at solving problems, they tend to create even more problems. Sometimes, it’s tragic. Other times, its hilarious. This is one of those hilarious situations. It seems that the LA Unified School District discovered that their school lunches were not healthy enough. So, in typical nanny fashion, they likely hired experts, held meetings, and decided that they would be the agents of change to save the youth from a lifetime of obesity, high [...]
Is Government Motors in Trouble? Dealer Inventory at Record Levels
It would appear that government motors is making itself look good by making a lot of vehicles. That, in and of itself isn’t so bad. What is bad is that once government motors sends these vehicles to the dealers, they tend to sit, sit, and sit. For more on this, here is some coverage from NewsBusters… Not that it took keen insight to catch it, but yours truly was one of a very few people who pointed out that General/Government Motors unduly dressed up its financial statements in advance of its late-2010 initial public offering by foisting an unreasonable level of vehicle [...]
More Reasons to Avoid Socialized Medicine
Over the last two-plus years, I’ve been writing about socialized medicine, and why we should avoid it like the plague. Here are some more reasons from Sweden… A man from Nyköping in eastern Sweden has been denied a power wheelchair despite having had both of his legs amputated as the local health authority remained “uncertain if the impairment was permanent”. Now, I’ve never been to Sweden, but to my knowledge, Swedes are just like the rest of us in that they do not regenerate limbs! The man had his legs amputated after a long struggle with diabetes, but despite being unable get [...]
Some Thoughts on GOP Candidates: Is it now Romney vs. Gingrich?
Are we now stuck with Romney the waffler vs Newt the neocon for the GOP nomination? Herman Cain is under sustained attack, and is slipping in the polls. Bachmann is teetering on irrelevance. Ron Paul is great, but has little chances. Santorum is running as a Social Conservative when people care more about the economy. Huntsman is irrelevant, as well as being all but a Democrat. As we speak, Gingrich is on the rise. I did watch his debate with Cain, and was impressed with his speaking ability. Let’s face it, he’s incredibly intelligent, and can speak, with authority, on nearly [...]
Anti-Capitalist Proganda Explained: Redux
Back in July, I published a post about anti-capitalist propaganda. Given the #occupy useful idiocy going on, I thought it might be useful to revisit it. When I was looking for an image for my last post, I found a ton of images that were confusing, not that I didn’t understand then, I did, but because how factually and philosophically incorrect they were. So, I thought it would be fun to examine a few, and compare them to the real world… This one is kinda interesting. I kinda like Burger King and Ford. But here is the reality; I don’t [...]
Olbermann Losing Audience at a Fantastic Rate: Will he Kill Current TV?
It seems that Olbermann can’t keep an audience anywhere. I guess that’s some douche-nozzle karma happening. For the coverage, here is an excerpt from the NY Daily News… After debuting to promising ratings on the Current cable network in late June, Olbermann’s political commentary show posted its lowest numbers yet the week of Sept 5-11. Nielsen figures provided by industry sources also show that, based on weekly averages of the program’s performance on Current, “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” has never done better than its debut week on Al Gore‘s hard-to-find cable network. (It did come close on Aug. 30, racking up [...]
Francis Fox Piven Gets Rattled By Truth: What Does That Mean for the Tea Party and the Cause for Human Freedom?
Take a look at this video, featuring the fossilized, yet still regressive, Francis Fox Piven… Now for some thoughts… 1. Notice that Piven engages in some classic projection regarding propaganda? This is a classic regressive tactic. She is accusing their opposition of what the regressives have been doing for decades. Maybe she really believes it, maybe it is a calculated lie, but either way, she spins it like it’s the gospel truth. Of course, we could go over all of the media bias out there, but for most regualr readers, it’s awefully redundant. 2. Then, she engages in some [...]
Great Moments in Civil Discourse: Rosanne Barr Channels the Weather Underground, Calls for "Re-Education Camps" and Beheadings
I know what you’re problably thinking, “who would possibly think what Rosanne Barr says is to be taken seriously?” On her own, and on the surface, that would be a fair question. After all, no one takes any of her moonbattery seriously, however, she is repeating a familiar communist meme. First off, however, lets take a look at what she said. Here is an excerpt from Steve, over at America’s Watchtower. In the interest of setting the new tone of civility–and using words that heal and not harm–Roseanne Barr called for beheading of bankers and rich people who she feels make too much [...]
Rewarding Dependency? Oregon gets bonus money for signing more people up for food stamps
It has often been a dual claim from Conservatives that government assistance encourages dependency, and that this dependency is a desired outcome. Considering that any efforts to reform welfare are resisted by the left, and that these programs did indeed foster dependency, I think we can safely state that the said dependency is not a flaw, but a feature. After all, why else would they not stop a program in the face of overwhelming evidence of it’s failures? Also, when large numbers of people are dependent on government assistance, why would they vote against their own benefits? In a real [...]
There Will Be No Instant Gratification
Nile Gardiner, based in Washington and writing for The Telegraph, has analysed current polls and believes that end of big nanny government may be in sight. Here are some of the poll results that he sites: 81 percent of Americans dissatisfied with the way the country is being governed, which comes from 65% Democrats and 92% Republicans. And from a Gallop poll, he reports 57% have little or no confidence in the federal government to solve domestic problems, exceeding the previous high of 53% recorded in 2010. And Americans believe, on average, that the federal government wastes 51 cents of every [...]
Big Government Failure on Display: Billions Spend on No Child Left Behind, with no Observable Results
Big government programs, whether run by a Democrat or Republican, are doomed to failure. It’s not particularly about ideology, though foolish ideas tend to make it worse, but at the core of the matter, government programs fail because they cannot succeed. Large, centralized programs cannot respond to local issues or circumstances, nor can they recognize individual issues and needs. Instead, they apply a “one size fits all” plan that usually fails to achieve its stated goals. These fail again and again. As for the latest example, CNS News has a report that shows that No Child Left Behind has spent [...]
From the Front Lines of the Culture Wars: White Paper is Racist!
If you took every liberal, PC concept and compacted it until you created a supermassive black hole of ultimate failure, you still wouldn’t be able to touch what Julie Henry, Education Correspondent at the Telegraph, has compiled. Behold some excerpts from the greatest compilation of moonbattery ever compiled… Instead, teachers should censor the toy box and replace the pointy black hat with a pink one, while dressing fairies, generally resplendent in pale pastels, in darker shades. Another staple of the classroom – white paper – has also been questioned by Anne O’Connor, an early years consultant who advises local authorities on equality [...]
Summer Is Over But It’s Getting Hot In The Oval Office
It’s not nice for someone to feel good because someone else is suffering, is it? But that is exactly how I am feeling about our smug, arrogant, narcissistic president. If that makes me a bad person, so be it. This miscreant who goes by the name of Barack Hussein Obama won the Presidency of the United States of America in a landslide victory in 2008. This was no surprise. Candidate Obama was offering people hope and change and the American people were desperate for change. Unfortunately, what the people had in mind and what Obama had in mind were light years [...]
Anatomy of an Obama 2012 Email: The not-so subtle art of public humiliation
When I turned myself into Ataaaaack Waaaatch the other day, my email apparently got put on the Obama 2012 mailing list. I guess snitching has its rewards, as I’m betting these emails are some primo blogging material. I got one today, so I’ll repost it here, and add some appropriate comments… Friend –I love seeing 2008 bumper stickers on cars and bicycles when I travel across the country. But as we start to see Republican gear hit the streets, what about making sure people know you’re supporting the President in 2012? Does anyone still have Obama 2008 bumper stickers? I [...]
How to Discover the Identity of a Visitor
Here is an email I received from a friend… A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni® suit, Gucci® shoes, RayBan® sunglasses and YSL® tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, “If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?” Bud looks at the man, who obviously is a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly [...]
When you hear about Obama's "Jobs Bill," Think Porkulus
Well, we have the “Jobs Bill” Porkulus version whatever, filled with all new shovel ready or infrastructure nonexistent jobs. It was well know that that the administration went out of their way to avoid the words, “stimulus, shovel ready,” and the like. Obviously, they are following the tried and true regressive tradition of repackaging old failed policies with shiny new wrappers. I think we ought to take off the shiny wrapper, revealing the failure underneath, shall we? And what better way to do that than to look at the original Porkulus? Here are some excerpts from CH posts on that steaming pile of failure [...]
"Green" Jobs Company Favored by Obama Closes, Questions of Corruption Arise
Remember how “green” jobs were going to be the wave of the future, as well as a centerpiece of the the Obama “recovery?” Well, it seems that we are learning, once again, that the government can fund a product but that doesn’t mean that people are going to want to buy them. Also, it seems that adding some potential corruption into the mix makes for a rather interesting story-one that even the MSM will cover. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player So, we the people get fleeced for half a billion dollars, and, as usual, nothing of value was created. But, it doesn’t [...]
Welcome to the "Recovery"
Remember the “Summer of (un)Recovery?” Remember that after the first two fizzled, they didn’t even try this year? Well the NRSC has a great video to remind us all of those days of utter failure… Come to think of it, the failure hasn’t really stopped, has it? H/T: Closet Conservatives, a new addition to the blogroll. Related posts: The 12 Steps of Democratic Recovery Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
Wisconsin Union Goons Protest a School for Hosting Governor Walker
The union shenanigans in Wisconsin haven’t gone away, they’ve simply gone smaller scale. The goal, however, is the same-to punish Scott Walker and anyone who associates with him. Again, the regressive playbook is powerful, but paper-thin. They are using Alsinky’s rule #8… 8. “Keep the pressure on, with different tactics and actions, and utilize all events of the period for your purpose.” and #13… 13. Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. In conflict tactics there are certain rules that [should be regarded] as universalities. One is that the opposition must be singled out as the [...]
This is What a Union Goon Looks Like
…and it isn’t pretty. In fact, it’s downright disgraceful. Our friend, the great Chris Wysocki of Wyblog has the details. You stay classy Verizon strikers! An IBEW local 827 striker used his daughter as a human shield to prevent an oncoming Verizon truck — presumably carrying non-union employees — from crossing his picket line. You should hear how this goon talks in front of his daughter. That’s some mighty fine parenting going on right there, and a stellar example he’s setting for an impressionable young girl. No wonder then that the budding Leni Riefenstahl who shot it pulled the video [...]
Group Formerly Known as ACORN "Alinsky's" the Wrong Bank
Well friends, the name has changed, but the idiocy (useful and otherwise) remains the same. If you recall, this blog, among many others, reported that ACORN wasn’t going away. Instead, their local operations were re-branding, often in the same offices, and with the same staff. In other words, they were making it more difficult to track their operations, as each would be it’s own entity. Obviously, it’s a lot harder to track dozens, if not hundreds, or little ACORNS, than one big, centrally controlled one. However, that name change didn’t cure the stupid, because one “group formerly known as ACORN” [...]
Must Read Interview by IBD with Home Depot Founder Bernie Marcus!
Just read this interview that Investors Business Daily had with Bernie Marcus, the co-founder of Home Depot, one of the largest home improvement stores in the nation and employer of lots of people. The interview is stunning because Marcus says what we’re all seeing- that the biggest barrier to wealth creation is now the government, that Obama and the Democrats are contributing to the problem, that the White House doesn’t even know how to talk to wealth creators, and that the reason why no one is speaking out is that they are all afraid of the powerful wealth destroying government targeting [...]
Anti-Capitalism Propaganda Exposed
When I was looking for an image for my last post, I found a ton of images that were confusing, not that I didn’t understand then, I did, but because how factually and philosophically incorrect they were. So, I thought it would be fun to examine a few, and compare them to the real world… This one is kinda interesting. I kinda like Burger King and Ford. But here is the reality; I don’t have to buy a single product from any of those companies. That’s freedom! Let’s say for example, that I don’t want Windows on my computer. Rather than support all of [...]
Screwing Everyone Equally: Socialism Explained
Hey kids, here’s Matt with another example of how learning can be fun… And how is this in action right now? Businesses know that Obama has more taxes in mind, so they aren’t sure exactly how much they will be penalized for being successful, or even trying, so they aren’t hiring or expanding. When you get zapped for trying, why try? Aren’t we seeing that now? Businesses aren’t willing to take the risk when there is less chance of reward. It’s happening right now, and will only get worse. History also teaches us that this happens. For a homegrown example, here is [...]
Oh how the Narrative Changes: Social Security in Great Shape a few Weeks ago, Now on it's Deathbed
Back in the day, when there were only three broadcast networks, and when newspapers were throw in the trash at the end of the day, it would have been easy to get away with a 180 degree narrative change. Just pretend that the old narrative never happened, and move on wit the new one. People might have noticed, but without the evidence easy to see, it would eventually work. Can a party get away with that in the age of alternative media? Not so much. With the internet being forever (unless you’re the Daily Kos purging posts to seem slightly less hypocritical when criticizing Sarah Palin), stories are [...]
Unemployment not an Issue in 2012? What did David Plouffe mean?
Obama troll-master, David Plouffe, made a statement on Wednesday that mystified quite a few people. I heard Limbaugh talk about it during my Friday lunch break, and Lonely Conservative posted about it later. Here is the comment, via The Hill… “The average American does not view the economy through the prism of GDP or unemployment rates or even monthly jobs numbers,” Plouffe said, according to Bloomberg. “People won’t vote based on the unemployment rate, they’re going to vote based on: ‘How do I feel about my own situation? Do I believe the president makes decisions based on me and my family?’ [...]
Public School Fail: When all Else Fails, Cheat!
One of the criticisms of standardized testing is that schools will “teach to the test.” In other words, they teach the anticipated content of the test, leading to a narrow and dumbed down curriculum. In Atlanta, they obviously misunderstood that axiom, and decided to “cheat to the test.” A year-long investigation first orchestrated by former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) and now released by current Gov. Nathan Deal (R) has unearthed cheating and unethical behavior across every level of the 55,000-student Atlanta Public School System. The Atlanta Journal Constitutionreports: “Teachers and principals erased and corrected mistakes on students’ answer sheets. [...]
MSM Death Watch: Olbermann Loses 30% of Audience in Second Week
Apparently, hyperbole, lies, and insane ranting can only take you so far… The “Countdown” host, whose debut guest was far-left filmmaker Michael Moore, has lost nearly 30 percent of his viewers just two weeks into his new broadcast. Business Insider reports: In its second week on Al Gore’s Current TV Countdown With Keith Olbermann lost nearly 30% of its total viewers and 30% of its demo viewers, reports Deadline. “Olbermann attracted an average of 93,000 viewers in its target 25-to-54 demo, down 29% from the first week. The total audience, at 253,000, was down 28.5%.” It stands to reason Olbermann and Current executives might [...]
Green Energy Is Burning Up Your Green $$$
Obama’s insane energy policy is burning a hole through the American’s family budget. At the same time, our government is burning through our tax dollars while putting our future generations deeper and deeper in debt. How are Americans reacting to this insanity? That I can tell, there is almost no reaction from Main Street America. The reason, I think, is obvious. The average American is being battered about like a ball in a pin ball machine by the multitude of negative impacts their government’s policies are having on them. It is almost impossible for anyone to focus on one bad policy long enough [...]
Only the Obama Administration Could get Americans to like Gadaffi
Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi is a bad guy-and probably insane as well. He’s butchered his own people. His regime was implicated in the Lockerbie bombing (for which he eventually accepted responsibility). He makes rambling and incoherent speeches. He is accompanied by a bevy of hot Ukrainian nurses. In terms of playing the role of “insane dictator,” Gaddafi has done it all, and probably deserves some sort of lifetime achievement award for being a deranged leader. Then, enter the Obama administration. With socialists and radical Islamists engaging in the Tyrant Exchange Program, the “Arab Spring” soon found Gaddafi. True to form, he began brutally oppressing [...]
