* – I’m not a big fan of Bill O’Reilly, but I agree with him here: “illegal alien” is not a racist slur, it is an accurate depiction of a human being who has entered out country without going through the proper policies and procedures. Period.
* – I know I said a couple of posts back that I wasn’t all that worked up about the “Ann Romney has never worked a day in her life bit,” but I still must say Kemtee did a brilliant job commenting about it.
* – I wasn’t about to take the Buffet Rule seriously anyway, but when the guy who’s pimping it (that would be President Obama, incase I’m being too subtle for you) paid less in taxes than his secretary…
* – and the Obama hypocrisy on tax breaks for the wealthy continues…
* – thank you, Mr. Axelrod, for confirming what we already knew about the economy you and your cronies have exacerbated for us.
* – ok, can we stop with the whole “Obama ate dog meat!” thing? Seriously? Please?
Yes, I’m actually defending Obama here. This is a stupid, useless issue. The man did not grow up in the United States. He grew up in a country and a culture where this was (is?) normal. It’s be one thing if he had lived here in the States at the time, but he didn’t , so just drop it, all right? There are FAR more important things to bust on this guy about!
Not that this isn’t funny, though:
or this:
🙂
* – let’s also drop the “Ann Romney never worked a day in her life” thing, too, ok? I have no doubt that Hilary Rosen meant Ann’s never been employed by a company. Was it still a stupid thing to say? Yes, it was. Even the President admitted that. Being a stay-at-home Mom means you work hard. It means you do know how to balance a budget. Yes, Ms. Rosen stuck her foot in her mouth, but it’s not something worth trying to make into a campaign issue. Move on.
Yeah, sorry about that. Cookiemaker and I have been hip deep in house-hunting, house-buying, and moving over the past month or so, so time really hasn’t all that plentiful for luxuries like blogging. 😦
So, as you might imagine, I have a buttload of material to get through. Never fear, though, I won’t try to do it all in one shot. Let’s begin, shall we?
* – yes, I am ashamed that I didn’t think of this first:
(I might add Sean Connery in Highlander II, Laurence Olivier in the original Clash of the Titans, Jeremy Irons in Dungeons & Dragons, and Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeremy Irons in Die Hard III to the list…
* – yes, Keith Olbermann, you’re a $10 million chandelier. And a very humble one at that.
What an unmitigated ass…
* – a fitting tribute for Keith, here, from Glenn Beck.
Climate change doomsayers have for years claimed that declining polar bear populations in the Arctic are a consequence of manmade global warming.
But a new study has found that the bear population in part of Canada is larger than many scientists thought and might actually be growing.
In 2004, Environment Canada researchers concluded that the number of bears along the western shore of Hudson Bay had dropped 22 percent since 1984, to 935 bears, and they estimated that by 2011, a continuing decrease would bring the number down to 610.
The Hudson Bay region is considered a bellwether for how polar bears are faring elsewhere in the Arctic, according to Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail.
The decrease, the scientists asserted, was due to warming temperatures that melt ice faster and ruin the bears’ ability to hunt.
“That sparked worldwide concern about the future of the bears and prompted the Canadian and American governments to introduce legislation to protect them,” The Globe and Mail reported.
The World Wildlife Fund even stated in 2008: “If current warming trends continue unabated, scientists believe that polar bears will be vulnerable to extinction within the next century.”
But a survey released on April 4 by the Government of Nunavut — a federal territory of Canada — shows that the number of bears is now 1,013 and could be higher.
“The bear population is not in crisis as people believed,” said Drikus Gissing, Nunavut’s director of wildlife management. “There is no doom and gloom.”
He added that the media in Canada have led people to believe that polar bears are endangered, but “they are not.”
He estimated that there are about 25,000 polar bears in Canada’s Arctic region, and “that’s likely the highest [number] there has ever been.”
Nunavut, which is the size of Western Europe, is home to only about 32,000 people.
* – also from Newsmax, an interesting little admission from a former global arming “alarmist”:
British environmental expert James Lovelock now admits he was an “alarmist” regarding global warming — and says Al Gore was too.
Lovelock previously worked for NASA and became a guru to the environmental movement with his “Gaia” theory of the Earth as a single organism. In 2007 Time magazine named Lovelock one of its “Heroes of the Environment,” and he won the Geological Society of London’s Wollaston Medal in 2006 for his writings on the Gaia theory.
That year he wrote an article in a British newspaper asserting that “before this century is over billions of us will die and the few breeding pairs of people that survive will be in the Arctic where the climate remains tolerable.”
But in an interview this week with MSNBC, Lovelock said a book he is now writing will reflect his new opinion that global warming has not occurred as he had expected.
“The problem is we don’t know what the climate is doing,” he said. “We thought we knew 20 years ago. That led to some alarmist books — mine included — because it looked clear-cut, but it hasn’t happened.
“The climate is doing its usual tricks. There’s nothing much really happening yet. We were supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now.
“The world has not warmed up very much since the millennium. Twelve years is a reasonable time. [The temperature] has stayed almost constant, whereas it should have been rising. Carbon dioxide is rising, no question about that.
“We will have global warming, but it’s been deferred a bit.”
MSNBC reported: “He pointed to Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and Tim Flannery’s ‘The Weather Makers’ as other examples of ‘alarmist’ forecasts of the future.”
Lovelock also declared in the interview that “as an independent and a loner,” he did not mind saying, “All right, I made a mistake,” adding that university or government scientists might fear that admission of such a mistake could jeopardize their funding.
In response to Lovelock’s interview, the Climate Depot website stated: “MSNBC, perhaps the most unlikely of news sources, reports on what may be seen as the official end of the manmade global warming fear movement.”
* – sorry, libs, but the lowering unemployment rate isn’t a good reason to tout Obama’s economic policies, and here’s why.
* – it’s not just about the unemployment rate, folks, and it’s not just about taxes. Don’t forget about inflation, either. When it’s all said and done – if you have a job – what does your take-home pay look like?
Please don’t tell me there is no bias in the mainstream media. And don’t tell me that bias has nothing to do with forwarding a left-wing agenda. That is the biggest crock of shit since the last Argentinosaurus took a dump.
* – hey, Spike Lee, let this be a lesson to you: next time you want to open your dumbass mouth, do your fucking research first. Might save you some money and some embarassment in the future.
* – maybe the prez forgot this little tidbit from his own lips a few years back…
* – no, Justice Kagan, there’s nothing coercive about Obamacare, nothing at all (especially if you ignore that pesky individual mandate thing). Like you said, “It’s just a boatload of federal money.”
* – so, just what is Obama’s proposed Ready Reserve Corps? Is it this? Or is that just being paranoid?
* – and before you start with, “Well, at least liberals have a healthcare plan,” conservatives do, too.
* – hey! THERE’S that bipartisanship Obama’s been looking for!
Even HIS OWN PARTY thinks his budget sucks! What does that tell you?!
* – wow, Jay Carney, what the hell was this?:
I’ll say it again: WOW! Talk about a textbook example of not answering the question, changing the subject, and spouting talking points. I think Carney might be even more useless than his predecessor, Robert Gibbs.
* – ““I never had an interest in being a mayor, ’cause that’s a real job. You have to produce. That’s why I was able to be a senator for 36 years.” – Joe Biden
* – yes, I’m familiar with the Trayvon Martin incident. How can you not be? Like Kemtee, though, I’m trying to stay out of it. Why? Well, for many of the same reasons Kemtee is, and also for the reason George Will pointed out.
Also? I don’t want to be mistaken for Geraldo Rivera (how does this fuckwad still have a job?).
I do think Godfatherpolitics has a good point, though.
Derek Hunter, on the other hand, might just be a touch over-the-top.
I understand why people are upset because Zimmerman hasn’t been arrested. Now, I’m not a lawyer, but I’m relatively sure that if you shoot and kill someone, regardless of the justification for doing so, you’re going to get arrested. What I don’ understand is why hasn’t some member or members of the New Black Panther Party been arrested. They’re offering a bounty on Zimmerman, fer crissakes. “Dead or alive,” no less! They are offering to pay somebody to either kidnap or kill the man. Isn’t that a violation of the law?
* – yep, those pesky voter ID laws sure are racist, aren’t they? Hey, just ask black people.
I don’t have a problem with them having an opinion one way or the other. Of course they have opinions – they’re human beings. But to pass themselves off as completely unbiased when they’re “reporting the news (when, in fact, they’re delivering an oral op-ed)” is just plain driving me bat-shit crazy.
* – this is what the entitlement mentality gets us, folks.
(Didn’t know Chuck Norris was a columnist now, did you?)
* – “I’ve approved fewer regulations in the first three years of my presidency than my Republican predecessor did in his.” – President Barack H. Obama, from his most recent state of the union address.
That is true, Mr. President.
But let’s talk about the regulations you have approved that – by the government’s definitions – really count.
* – you know, I’m getting more than a little sick and tired of living in a nanny state.
* – this is long, but stick with Glenn Beck here, ‘cuz he get on a roll.
(This would be the Wall Street Journal article Glenn was referring to.)
* – yes, I have a major problem with this executive order. No, not just because Barack Obama reiterated its authority.
And, yes, I am ashamed that I was not aware of its existence until Obama renewed it.
* – pay attention, Bill Whittle’s talking to YOU!!!
* – this is one of Bill’s weaker efforts, imho, but there’s still something to be learned here:
* – hmm… interesting… Apparently most grandmas don’t have a problem with Paul Ryan throwing them off a cliff.
Huh. Weird.
(my apologies to ‘Seester for that last one…)
* – Eric Holder, 1995, in his own words:
Did you catch that? At about 3:10 in? “Brainwash.” Direct quote, folks. “Brainwash.”
* – well, after this, I guess I’ll have to re-do that Mock 1st Round, huh?
* – this is where the entitlement mentality leads to, folks. People winning million-dollar lotteries but continuing to use food stamps because nobody came around and said, “Hey, you don’t qualify anymore.”
Nobody should have to tell you that, you dimwit. You should have the brains, the integrity, and the decency to figure it out on your own.
I weep for the future.
* – oh, I bet GM employees are just thrilled about making the Volt now, aren’t they?
* – where the fuck did this president learn his math? $8,000/year for gas? What “typical family” spends $8,000 a year in gas? That’s a little over $150 a week! Cookiemaker and I spend less than half of that every week on gas, and we both travel 40 – 50 miles a day, five days a week to get to work.
Seven different forms of acceptable ID. A provisional ballot given to you if you don’t have the ID. You’re given six more days to get an acceptable ID after the election so that your ballot counts.
They can’t earmark anymore. They can’t score a littel free grub anymore. The spotlight’s always on them. They can’t make deals anymore and instead have to actualy live up to the principles the campaigned on. Oh, boo-hoo.
* – just call Chris Christie “Butter,” ‘cuz he is on a roll! 🙂
2) Browns (projected trade with Rams) – Robert Griffin QB Baylor
It’s all but guaranteed that the Rams will trade out of this pick, it’s just a question of with who. Other potential suitors would be the Redskins, Dolphins, or Seahawks. I’m going with Cleveland because they would appear to have more ammo to make the trade with.
3) Vikings – Matt Kalil OT Southern California
Minnesota invested a first round pick in QB Christian Ponder last year, and Charlie Johnson is not the guy you want protecting the franchise’s blindside.
4) Rams (projected trade with Browns) – Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma St.
If QB Sam Bradford – the former #1 overall pick of the 2010 draft – is going to return to the form he showed as a rookie, he’s gonna need more weapons.
5) Buccaneers – Morris Claiborne CB Louisiana St.
Alabama RB Trent Richardson is a possibility here, too, but Tampa needs a shutdown corner more than they need a feature back.
6) Redskins – Riley Reiff OT Iowa
Washington would prefer Luck or Griffin, but with them off the table, it’s too high to go after any other QB in this draft (like Texas A&M’s Ryan Tanneyhill). Improving the RT spot would make life easier for whoever the QB winds up being in D.C.
7) Jaguars – Melvin Ingram DE South Carolina
Jacksonville had next to no pass rush last year, and they could possibly lose DE Jeremy Mincey – their best sack artist – to free agency.
8) Panthers – Fletcher Cox DT Mississippi St
The Achille’s heel to Carolina’s “D” last year was their interior D-line play. Dontari Poe of Memphis and Michael Brockers of LSU are also possibilities here.
9) Dolphins – Jonathan Martin OT Stanford
Like the Redskins, Miami would like to solve their QB problem here, but bolstering the O-line is a need, too.
10) Bills – Courtney Upshaw OLB/DE Alabama
A stand-up LB in college, Upshaw would put his hand in the dirt as a down DE and team with last year’s first-rounder, DT Marcell Dareus, to upgrade Buffalo’s pass rush.
11) Chiefs – Trent Richardson RB Alabama
This is a value pick here. There’s no QB worth taking at this point, nor is there a right tackle (unless KC thinks college OG’s David DeCastro of Stanford or Cordy Glenn of Georgia can play tackle at the pro level). Richardson provides insurance against the loss of Thomas Jones and/or Jackie Battle to free agency and the possibility that Jamaal Charles cannot return to form from missing 2011 with an injury. Don’t be shocked if the Jets try to trade up to get Richardson.
12) Seahawks – David DeCastro OG Stanford
Yet another team that would love a QB but will settle for an O-lineman instead. DeCastro is the best OG prospect to come out of college since Steve Hutchinson.
13) Cardinals – Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame
With no good ORT or 3-4 OLB prospect on the board at this point, Arizona turns to finding a great complement to Larry Fitzgerald.
14) Cowboys – Dre Kirkpatrick CB Alabama
Dallas HAS to get better against the past, and Terence Newman’s best days are behind him.
15) Eagles – Luke Kuechly MLB Boston College
Middle linebacker is far and away the top need in Philly, and Kuechly is the best “Mike” ‘backer in this draft.
16) Jets – Cordy Glenn OG-OT Georgia
A guard in college, Glenn played well at OLT in the Senior Bowl, and would be asked to replace Wayne Hunter at ORT by the Jets.
17) Bengals (from a 2011 trade with the Raiders) – Kendall Wright WR Baylor
Having an extra first-rounder allows Cincy the luxury of picking up a complement to last year’s first round wide receiver, A. J. Green.
18) Chargers – Janoris Jenkins CB North Alabama
Like Terence Newman in Dallas, Quentin Jammer’s best days are in the rearview mirror.
19) Bears – Mike Adams OT Ohio St.
The absolute sieve that their offensive line has become causes Chicago to reach a bit for a left tackle.
20) Titans – Quinton Coples DE North Carolina
Based purely on physical ability, Coples should go in the Top 5. However, questions about his motor and maturity will cause him to slide.
21) Bengals – Mark Barron S Alabama
A nice blend of value and need-filling here.
22) Rams (part of the projected trade with the Browns, who acquired the pick from the Falcons in 2011) – Dontari Poe DT Memphis
Not the biggest need St Louis has, but the value is too good to pass up here.
23) Lions – Stephon Gilmore CB South Carolina
A bit of a reach here, but Detroit does need a corner that badly.
24) Steelers – Dont’a Hightower ILB Alabama
The offensive line is a bigger need, but there isn’t a guard or tackle available who’s worth taking at this point.
25) Broncos – Michael Brockers DT Louisiana St.
Just what the doctor ordered for Denver.
26) Texans – Rueben Randall WR Louisiana St.
Should start out as a nice complement to Andre Johnson and then replace him a few years down the road.
27) Patriots (acquired from the Saints in 2011) – Whitney Mercilus DE Illinois
Addressing the pass rush is one of the top needs in New England.
28) Packers – Peter Konz C Wisconsin
As much as Green Bay needs to upgrade its “D,” Konz is the best value here.
29) Ravens – Vontaze Burfict ILB Arizona St.
With no glaring needs, Baltimore takes a chance on Ray Lewis being able to mentor and control the mercurial Burfict.
30) 49ers – Doug Martin RB Boise St.
Frank Gore seems to always be getting nicked up, and just how much tread is left on his tires?
31) Patriots – Brandon Thompson DT Clemson
Continuing to inject youth into the D-line, Thompson would lineup between Mercilus and NT Vince Wilfork.
32) Giants – Zach Brown OLB North Carolina
Brown has too much speed and raw ability to fall much further than this.
* – do you think a member of the mainstream media will ever ask Obama these questions?
Don’t answer that. It was rhetorical.
* – first it was Wisconsin and education. Now it’s Iowa and gun control. I’m pretty sure there are other instances of this happening, too.
Is it just me, or does it seem like the standard Democrat tactic lately, rather than actually debating the issue and standing up for their beliefs, is to take the ball and run away if they think they’re going to lose?
Born 7/21/69. Married 7/14/01. Father of one child - a son born 12/22/04. Living in ME. Has a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Master's Degree in Education. Passionate football fan, JRR Tolkien fan, and conservatism fan.
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