Like Slumdog Millionaire? Thank Obama!

I saw this film last night and it is worthy of every accolade it is getting.  But I saw nothing in this kid's story that had anything to do with Barack Obama.  If anything, it shows how easy Barack Obama (and all Americans) have it. 

So, that makes this all the more nauseating. 

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The Climber in Chief

I had a nice chuckle over the beginning of this article in today's Los Angeles Times as I ate my cereal this morning:

Barack Obama walked the halls of the Senate for four years, and in his earliest decisions after the presidential election assembled a coterie of key advisors with deep roots in Congress.

He is the first president elected directly from Congress since John F. Kennedy -- leading to high expectations that he would know how to handle congressional egos.

I'm sorry if I was drunk off my ass for the past few years (which is a somewhat plausible scenario) but in what world did Barack Obama walk the halls of the Senate for any period resembling four years?  I could've sworn that he spent a couple of years hanging out there (without accomplishing much of anything) and then spent the next two running for President.

Anybody else remember this?


I mean, say what you will about this Roland Burris guy, but he actually seems like he wants the job.

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Blago Press Conference

Gov. Blago is having a press conference right now...(just finished, actually).  It's as big of a train wreck as you'd expect.  He'll tell about a way that he's helped The Children^tm - with families and babies as props, no less - and then asks how that is an impeachable offense.  As if he was being impeached for his health care initiatives. 

I can't wait for the video be posted.

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Culture of Corruption: Baltimore Edition!

The Mayor of Baltimore has been indicted on 12 counts.  Even more shocking is the fact that it only took the Baltimore Sun 3 paragraphs to tag her as a Democrat:

Baltimore Mayor Sheila A. Dixon was charged today in a 12-count indictment, according to the Maryland State Prosecutor's Office's Web site.

Dixon was charged with perjury, theft, fraudulent misappropriation and misconduct, stemming in part from gifts she received from former boyfriend and developer Ronald H. Lipscomb, who was also charged earlier this week.

Dixon, a Democrat, has been the target of a nearly three-year probe by State Prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh into corruption at City Hall, an investigation that has centered on allegations that Dixon has used her office to award lucrative contracts to various people including her sister, her then-boyfriend and her former campaign chairman.

That sounds pretty damning, but we shouldn't think that this reflects on the Democratic Party as a whole.  It's just One (Wo)Man's Crime^tm.  Funny how that works, eh?

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Our new Secretary of Education knows how to save money

Chicago Public Schools, which until recently was headed by our soon-to-be Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, demonstrated an amazing ability to cut through red tape and get things done by spending $67,000 for 30 cappucino/espresso machines. To bypass competitive bidding rules, the district bought them using purchase orders from 21 different vo-tech schools, bringing the cost of each order below $10,000. It is estimated that the district paid $12,000 over what would have been paid with a bulk discount.

Unfortunately, many of the machines are going to waste. Why?

"We also look at it as a waste of money because the schools didn't even know they were getting the equipment, schools didn't know how to use the machines and weren't prepared to implement them into the curriculum," Sullivan said.

I'm certain that, once all the shop teachers are prepared to implement caffeination into their curriculum, they will be excited to have students hopped up on java in shop classes with sharp objects and power tools.

(h/t Repurblican)

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Guy Sean Hannity constantly sucks up to: "You know who the Israelis remind me of? Nazis."

"The Israelis triggered a blitzkrieg against the Palestinians in Gaza, which in my judgment is an Israeli concentration camp." - Pat Buchanan.

But wait? I thought Hitler wasn't really that bad a guy?

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Defensive Tunnel

Jimmy Carter says one of the stupidest things I've ever heard (again):

And this fragile truce was partially broken on Nov. 4, when Israel launched an attack in Gaza to destroy a defensive tunnel being dug by Hamas inside the wall that encloses Gaza.

I'm going to go dig a hole into his basement and when he finds me in there with a cache of machine guns I'm going to claim it was for defensive reasons.  I mean, umm... 

Yeah, I can't even think of a joke reason a tunnel into someone else's territory could be defensive. 

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Let Him Have It

Obama says that we're all fucked if we don't give him his massive aid package. 

I say give it to him.  After he lays on hands and the economy doesn't suddenly have 3 million more jobs (I'm not sure I funderstand* how the government can create jobs but I'm willing to eat popcorn while they test the theory) we can finally, solidly peg it all on this slimy weasel.

Of course, spending another 800 billion dollars is a terrible thing but I'm not entirely sure it'll make a difference at this point for two reasons:

A) If the Democrats don't spend the money on this they'll spend it on something else later.  Perhaps running this type of deficit out of the gate will force them to be more fiscally responsible later for political reason**.

B) After spending a hundrety trillion dollars already what's another 800 billion dollars?  I guess if we keep spending 800 billion dollars, sooner or later that turns into real money.

Anyway, he is going to keep trying to hang himself and every obstruction we provide to their eventual (I'd say inevitable) success on passing whatever legislation they want only gives them an excuse for their policy's eventual failure. 

Of course, I'm cynical today.

* - It's like understanding but fun!!!

** I'm pretty sure there isn't a Democrat born that supported being fiscally responsible for any reasons not political.

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Oh, Richardson's sleazy donor?

That little Pay-to-Play scandal that made Bill Richardson withdraw his name for Commerce Secretary?  Yeah, he was a big donor to Fast Eddie Rendell too.  The guy is based out of LA, and is getting paid $45K a year to act as an adviser to the PA Housing Finance Authority.

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Barney Frank Vs. A Mediadouche: Who Ya Got?

Good stuff when one liberal attacks another one.

CUOMO: You approved the T.A.R.P plan. You approved the spending. And the question is, where is the accountability? Do you know where that money went?

FRANK: Well, I'm trying to explain that. No, in part, we don't- first of all, this is not just a technical thing since you're stretching the title. It's the Financial Services Committee. I say that because there is a Senate Finance Committee that deals with taxes. Yes, we know in part where it went. We are unhappy with that. We set up a mechanism to monitor it. And because we are unhappy with it, we have frozen the second half of it.

CUOMO: But just think about that as the taxpayers out there, Mr. Chairman-

FRANK: I'm sorry, sir, but- I'm sorry, if you keep interrupting we cannot have a coherent conversation. These are not subjects that can be answered in 18 seconds. You asked me what's happened, I told you. They spent the 350 differently then they told us. We expected them to spend a lot to spend on diminishing foreclosures. They refused to do that. As a result, we have froze the second half. And we won't unfreeze it until we get an agreement, and I think we will, because we have a different and, I think more flexible, administration.

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Like a Delta 88

Caroline Kennedy is seeing her poll numbers plummet.

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Leave It To The ChiComs To Ruin Something Awesome And Truly American

Bastards! You'll get my pr0n from my cold, dead hands!

Seven government agencies will work together on the campaign to “purify the internet’s cultural environment and protect the healthy development of minors,” said a statement by the information office of the State Council, China’s Cabinet.

Pornography is banned in China, although the government’s internet police struggle to block websites based abroad.

The government announcement said Google and Baidu, China’s two most heavily used search engines, had failed to take “efficient” measures after receiving notices from the country’s internet watchdog that they were providing links to pornographic material.

The statement also named popular web portals Sina and Sohu, as well as a number of video sharing sites and online bulletin boards, that it said contain photos, blogs and postings.

A Google spokeswoman in China defended the site’s operations, saying it was a search engine and did not generate any pornographic content. The company obeys Chinese law, she said.

“If we find any violation, we will take action. So far, I haven’t seen any examples of violations,” she said.

China has the world’s largest population of internet users with more than 250 million. The central government has blocked access to many websites it considers subversive or too political.

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Do we have one President or two?

Mark Levin brought up a good point on his show tonight.  We're constantly told (not only by the MSM, but by conservative bloggers as well) that the Obamessiah can't possibly comment on Gaza's War on Israel as there is only one President at a time, and he ain't it.  Yet, you can't get Obama to stop talking about domestic and economic matters. 

So which is it?  Do we have one President or two?

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If they'd only gone union...

A Habitat for Humanity housing development was built on the site of a former garbage dump, and the residents are paying the price.

RESIDENTS of a model housing estate bankrolled by Hollywood celebrities and hand-built by Jimmy Carter, the former US president, are complaining that it is falling apart.

Fairway Oaks was built on northern Florida wasteland by 10,000 volunteers, including Carter, in a record 17-day “blitz” organised by the charity Habitat for Humanity.

Seriously, is there anything Jimmy Carter touches that doesn't turn into a pile of garbage?

(h/t Allen Estrin, who should really get his own blog since he does all the posting for Prager anyway)

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It Appears That The Supporters Of Princess Caroline's Senate Seat Are Just Making It Up As We Go Right Now.

Good Grief. This is from an outlet that brags they are smarter than all of us unwashed rubes.

Respectfully, I think David Paterson would be dumb not to appoint Kennedy. Here's my reasoning: She is fabulously wealthy. Some guesstimates have her in the $500 million range. She owns a considerable chunk of Martha's Vineyard beach front, and she is one of the most popular New Yorkers.

First of all, I thought wealth was an inhibitor. Remember McCain getting in hot water for not knowing how many houses he owned? But, I guess since Princess Caroline is a Democrat, it's no longer a problem. And as for "popular", Howard Stern is popular, and would you want him in the Senate?

The woman is hardly stupid. Look at the blood lines and at her law degree from Columbia and compare her to some of the lightweights in Congress, like Gary Ackerman, who have been trying to bring her down.

Ahh...so she's an elitist. I thought that was a no-no as well. And mocking a long-serving Congressman, who *gasp* actually may have a clue as to how to handle The Hill, as a lightweight? The twisting of logic is amazing.

Seriously folks. Trying to "fisk" this article is making me lose the ability to speak. The abandonment of standards and consistency is gobsmackingly hilarious. But this is illustrative of how the left will throw everything, including reason and logic, out the window just to get what they want.

Hat tip.

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Somebody Needs A Primer For Satire And Facebook

Namely, the President of Guyana.

Some world leaders, including Nicolas Sarkozy, have genuine Facebook profiles boasting thousands of supporters, but Bharrat Jagdeo, the leader of Guyana since 1999, is not one of them.

A fake profile of the president attracted almost 200 supporters before Jagdeo lodged a complaint and called in the police. He issued a terse statement pointing out that he is not, and never has been, a member of Facebook, or any other social networking site.

It said: "The office of the president is concerned that someone has impersonated President Bharrat Jagdeo on the community-based website Facebook."

It added: "The public is being asked to ignore this impersonation."

On Wednesday Jagdeo asked the Guyana police to track down the impersonator.

The bogus profile has since been taken down. It included two photo albums: one of the Berbice bridge in Guyana and one of international leaders, some with Jagdeo.

The government statement complained that someone had also impersonated Jagdeo on the networking site in July.

My response:

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Blago Furniture Sale?

From an advertisement in the Chicago Tribune.

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