Democrat congressman John Boyd's son busted smuggling illegals into US

And of course, because this is a Democrat's kid, party is omitted from the article.  He had six illegals, some meth, needles and a .22 LR pistol in his car, border patrol dogs caught a scent.  Wonder what Boyd's record is on illegal immigration?

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In The Moronosphere, This Guy Is The Equivalent Of The 14-Point Buck

Henry Earl is a hobo living in Kentucky. So far, that is not postworthy.

But his Hobo Hall Of Fame resume is.

Well, Henry has earned something of a cult following (he's even been mentioned in Newsweek/MSNBC). The Fayette County jail posts mug shots of their offenders, and of course, there's plenty of Henry. Most of them are very amusing. Some more than others, but there are a lot of them. To make a long story short, Fark picked up on Henry and now he's fast on his way to becoming an Internet Legend. And why not? Henry's exactly the right balance between extremely pitiful and incredibly amusing. You feel bad for him on one hand, but then the guy looks so strangely happy in (most of) his mugshots. And if you read the stories about him, you'll see that he's got an awful lot of personality. Certainly more than your basic town drunk. Henry is an icon, a work of performance art. He's like an Otis Campbell for the 21st century. He's our schadenfreudic touchstone of intoxication.

And the next time he gets arrested, it will be number 1,000.




Thanks to Fark for the constant updates.

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What was that about the "crushing of dissent," again?

In a mostly bland article about the "Obama Action Wire," a Chicago Tribune reporter actually gets around to noting that some people are disturbed by the way the Obamatons are shouting down voices they don't want to hear:

Obama's campaign describes the system as a grass-roots truth squad that arms supporters with information. But others see an attempt to stifle free speech.

"If Barack Obama demonstrates this little regard for free speech from his opponents during the campaign, what could the American people expect from him as a president?" Ed Martin, president of American Issues Project, said in a statement.

Remind me again, which side of the political spectrum in this country is full of thugs and fascists? Which side has an army of "digital brownshirts" waiting to attack?

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Another Palin "Cone of Silence" update

She continues to avoid the press!  What is she hiding?  Oh wait (emphasis mine):

"Disappointed that taxpayers are called upon to bail out another one," Palin told reporters during a visit to a downtown deli Wednesday.

"Certainly AIG though with the construction bonds that they're holding and with the insurance that they are holding very, very impactful for Americans, so you know the shot that has been called by the Feds—it's understandable but very, very disappointing that taxpayers are called upon for another one," she said.

Of course, this doesn't matter because the reporters didn't ask her about the AIG bailout.  Oh, and if this was a response to a reporter's question, she clearly has just been programmed to say this by her handlers in the McCain campaign.  

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"People are starving!"

Starving?  Really?  Someone should add in the standard "overweight people walking down the street" B-roll that every major news channel has for the endless barrage of "You're a bunch of fat bastards, America! Quit embarrassing us in front of the Europeans with your fatness!" stories they run to this clip.  What a dumbass.

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Put down that cigarette, citizen

The Brits find newer and more creative ways to abuse people and invade their private lives.  This time, they've created a foot patrol that runs around and tests people with breathalyzer type gadgets, then tries to make them sign up for anti-smoking groups and counseling.

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House moves to smack DC into compliance with Heller

The fascists in DC are unhappy about this, of course.  The DC House delegate was throwing a tantrum about it.  It still has to be passed by one of the most worthless legislative bodies in human history, but we'll hope it happens.  A lot of Democrats in rural and conservative districts supported the measure.

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Oh, and did he mention he's black?

Sen. Obama at his Hollywood fundraiser last night:

“If we can cut through the nonsense and the lipstick and the pigs and the silliness, then I’m absolutely convinced that we’re going to win.”

Yes, Obama, the best way to cut through and get past something is to keep bringing it up. 

He's the smartest man in America the world.  Just ask him.

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As Predictable As Vote Fraud In North St. Louis, The Deciders Spring Into Action

Frustrated by three weeks of The Messiah losing ground, The Deciders have determined that they must spring into action to help carry their guy over the finish line.

First, Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post is one of the first to explicitly provide cover for the media to go ahead and officially be in the tank for Obama.

All campaigns fall short, but some fall far shorter than others. And it is a phony evenhandedness, comfortable for journalists but ultimately misleading, that equates these failures without measuring the grossness of their deviation from the standard of decency. In the 2008 race, and especially in the past few weeks, the imbalance has become unnervingly stark. Ideological differences aside, John McCain's campaign has been more dishonest, more unfair, more -- to use a word that resonates with McCain -- dishonorable than Barack Obama's.  -- Ruth Marcus, WaPo, 9-17-08.

Not to be outdone, Charlie Cook, one of the big time celebrity pundits, and a long time Democrat meme-setter, is trying to buoy the Obama camp's hopes and provide talking point for them to use.

That will likely happen at a time when the questions will be more pointed and more focused on the items that have been discovered as news organizations and Democratic opposition researchers comb her record.

But it's also true that McCain, who historically has been treated by the press better than most Republican presidential contenders, is now incurring the full wrath of a press corps that has decided that he has crossed the line, with ads and statements that do even greater violence to truth and fairness than is the norm.

It is a tone that some say has left McCain abandoning the "straight talk" ideals that made him such an attractive candidate in 2000.

No matter if what McCain and his campaign is saying and communicating is the truth or not, and whether or not he is abandoning his straight talk ideals. This will make it very difficult for them to get a message across, and the media refs are not likely to give him the benefit of the doubt on close calls.

But now the collapse of venerable financial institutions might well dominate public attention in mid-September. While relatively few are immediately affected by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the fire sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America, the reverberations that such economic calamities cause are likely coming soon.

In addition, consumer confidence is further eroded, buyers are spooked, business expansion and increased hiring decisions are shelved, and the cycle continues its spiral downward.

While managing the economy is not exactly Obama's strong suit, it does pull the focus even further away from national security, McCain's strength. It would seem a better bet that this jump ball would be more likely go toward the team that hasn't been in power, and the edge would go to Obama.

There is no question that this election is still very much up in the air. The question is whether there is another momentum change in the making.

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Now this is funny

A TNR writer, complaining about the GOP playing victim cards?  FAIL 

How dare the GOP use our own tactics against us!

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Will there be pillow fights?

Here's Greasy Joe, inadvertently agruing against himself on the campaign trail:

“I believe that's a metaphor, a metaphor for what the country is looking for. They're looking for a sleepover with people they like!”

First of all, I don't really think that's what the country is looking for. I'm pretty sure we're looking for responsible, serious leadership during a time of war and a slumping economy, not for someone to braid our hair (or hair plugs, as the case may be). Secondly, when it comes to a sleepover with someone you like, would you rather invite Joe Biden or...well, I think you can see where I'm going with that.

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Give These Vodka Smugglers An "A" For Effort

It seems as though a massive vodka smuggling ring was busted this week in Estonia. Normally, that would not be news, but how these folks did it is.

It might sound weird and unbelievable but it's a very real criminal case," Mari Luuk, spokeswoman for the Estonian Viru Circuit Prosecutor's Office told AFP.

She said the 11, who included Russians and Estonians, were likely to go on trial soon and faced up to five years in prison if convicted.

The illegal pipeline was submerged in a water reservoir located between Russia and Estonia near the north-eastern Estonian border town of Narva.

Now, was it good stuff, or hobo-bait quality?

According to prosecutors the men had pumped at least 6,200 litres of illegal spirit to Estonia, avoiding paying 57,000 euros (900,000 Estonian Crowns) in excise duty.

"The investigation also revealed that the men had tried to sell some of the alcohol in Tallinn in early November 2004 but the quality of the spirit was too bad and no buyers were found. They then transported their cargo back to Narva and later managed to sell it in Tartu, the second largest town in Estonia," Luuk said.

Look for Ace to head to Estonia soon.

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Don't Underestimate The Impact Leno May Have On The Campaign

Moron Central a post up discussing the tightening of polling data.

I can see why these polls are tightening up again: the bounce McCain enjoyed may be fading, the relentless media barrage, and general gyrations in numbers have created an essentially tied race and brought the numbers back together.

But, another wild card on public opinion may not be Charlie Gibson or Katie Couric. It may come from Jay Leno. And this liberal TV Critic from Kansas City may have an explanation why.

As of right now, the juiciest target for his humor are the people who are spinning Sarah Palin's vice presidential ambitions. Notice how he returns to the same topics night after night: Bush's incompetence. McCain's irrelevance. Palin's handlers' spin.

I find it interesting that Leno can get away with doing what Brian Williams can't do: openly mocking Republican talking points in a nonpartisan setting. You don't see any rumors about Republican women boycotting Leno, do you? McCain lackeys aren't wasting their breath going after NBC's entertainment division with the lustiness of their attacks on NBC's news division. (Because they want John and Cindy to make return visits to Jay's couch.)

Yet, right now, the entertainment side may be doing more damage to the Palin-McCain ticket.

Johnny Carson, toward the end of his career, called Dan Quayle "the gift that keeps on giving." But that was a role that many a politician played in the "Tonight Show" monologue under Carson, a rogue's gallery of Democrats as well as Republicans, from Earl Butz to Bert Lance to Billy Carter to Ronald Reagan to James Watt to Bush 41. (Those are the ones I recall from memory.)

The crucial difference this time is the candidate is not the butt of Leno's Palin jokes. Her supporters are. While Tina Fey attacks Palin directly, questioning her credentials and mocking her beauty-queen poses, Leno pokes gentle (sometimes not gentle) fun at the McCain campaign for keeping Palin on a short leash.

Not only that, but Leno draws damn near 4-5 million viewers a night, many of whom live in Ohio, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. These people, fed a constant diet of anti-McCain/Palin jokes, may alter their votes accordingly.

I ignored Stewart and Colbert, since their viewers are almost eclusively Democrats anyway. But Leno draws from everybody. And if enough Mabels in Zanesville vote according to what Leno wants, that could be an under the radar asset for Obama.

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Sarah Palin will officially be qualified to be VP next week

Of course, I always thought she was qualified to be vice president, but next week she'll be officially qualified under the guidelines set by Charlie Gibson. 

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A Concerned Comment

Dear persons of all ethnicities and sexual persuasions, I'm terrified.  While my heart is with my fellow liberals and their reality-driven agenda, I've been doing some serious research.  I make 22,000 a year as a Community Coordinator.  As far as I can tell, under Obama I'll be required to also do volunteer work and sell my hair simply to survive, and the living will come to envy the dead.  What gives?

I researched this over and over, but Bill Ayers blew up my house to keep me silent and now I live in a van down by the river.  Check it out for yourselves.  I have always voted for the more progressive candidate, but if Obama really wants to drill our teeth for precious metals instead of our ground for oil, I have to say no thank you.

I want the Democrats to succeed, but quite frankly if the choice is between having to send my children to work in a state-owned brothel run by NAMBLA or enjoying freedom and prosperity under President McCain, I'll choose McCain, even if it means the deaths of thousands of worthless terrorists who would like to stone us all to death or cut our throats in our sleep. 

Posted By:  Lifelong Democrat Terrence Kinsington-Whitfield September 16, 2008 11:39 PM

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Tuesday stupid

Holy Freudian Slips, Batman! 

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The Proper Federal Response to the Banking 'Crisis'

Nothing. 

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Moron of the Day: Ace Makes Hot Air Headlines

I told him to put down the bottle of Everclear:

Imagine parking up your new SUV on a nice quiet street, to pop to the shops only to come back and see a man hitting on your car.

And when we say 'hitting,' we don't mean the kind with a baseball bat.

Can't imagine it?

Well, a drunk man was caught having sex with an SUV that was parked on a main road.

The man, who has not been named, was seen with his pants down and getting it on with the front end of the Toyota 4X4.

And he went at if for a while - proving that it wasn't just a hit and run.

I hear Toyotas have sideways vaginas.

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President of Democrat and Brady Campaign front group American Hunters and Shooters Association shilling for Obama

The American Hunters and Shooters Association is a front group for the Democrats and the Brady Campaign, you remember these guys, right?  They have the president, who is a former NFL player making a bunch of tired football cliches while trying to assure pro-2nd people that Obama isn't the gun grabbing tool we all know him to be.  Rest assured, this crap the American Hunters and Shooters Association is peddling isn't going to help the Democrats much, if at all. 

Related:  Obama and Biden's anti-2nd records undermining their efforts to make gains in Western states.  Guarantee it isn't going to help him in PA either, Pennsylvania actually takes state holiday for the opening of deer season, just to give you an idea how many hunters we have here.

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The latest on the latest GOP sellout

What the hell, did we import our Senators from France?  I knew our people were squishy wusses, but good grief.  Here's the latest dishonor roll of the Ten GOP Senators who want to sell you out,


Dole (NC)
Collins (ME)
Graham (SC)
Thune (SD)
Corker (TN)

Isakson (GA)
Chambliss (GA)
Sununu (NH)
Warner (VA)
Coleman (MN)

And you can find the Democrats who are selling out here too.

NRO has a look at this thing, the Gang of Twenty bill is Amnesty-level sellout *correction, I think that's a look at the Pelosi plan, Gang of Twenty isn't much better though, and we need to stop it before they sneak it by. 

The McCain campaign would be smart to avoid this bill like the plague, and would be smart to try and destroy this Gang of Twenty Sellout behind the scenes.  The last thing McCain needs is a massive Amnesty-style fight to remind conservatives how much they dislike him, and he and his campaign better be aware of that if they want to win in November.

Want to know what the environmentalists say about this bill?  Here you go.

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