The Great Green Waste; if the public is ignorant and faddish our government will be ignorant and faddish

Watching the Greens Kill Australia   "An Australia friend of mine recently wrote to say “the Australian carbon dioxide tax—or as our lying government calls it ‘price on carbon’—came into effect on July 1, 2012. Already our electricity prices have risen by up to 20%, refrigerant gas gone up 300%. Landfill and tip fees have increased by 30%, food is up. The tax has been imposed on EVERY item we buy in some form or other”, adding that “I wouldn’t be surprised if you get a similar tax if Obama wins in November. We are slowly destroying our economy.”  Alan Caruba


Heritage; The Green Graveyard of Taxpayer-Funded Failures  "These green government “investments” take from one (by taxing or borrowing) and give to another, but they merely move money around. They do not create jobs. They send labor and resources to areas of the economy where they are wasted. Proponents of special financing and tax credits for solar companies claim that these benefits will pay for themselves down the line—but when the companies receiving them are going bankrupt, that is highly unlikely."
...."Kate Adams, a member of Heritage’s Young Leaders Program, and Heritage’s Rachael Slobodien compiled a list of the 12 members of the Green Graveyard—companies that received taxpayer money for green initiatives yet have filed for bankruptcy."

And those companies are...

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Tragedy Strikes — And Leftists Shame Themselves

Andrew Klavan  "What these lefties reveal in moments like this — and they reveal it again and again — is that human beings — real live actual human beings with individual lives and desires and dreams and fears — do not mean a thing to them. Not a thing. To them, the Aurora massacre is not about the dead and the mourning, it’s about getting one in on the Tea Party! It’s about getting their hands on the Second Amendment! It’s about getting off a sarcastic remark! The victims and their families are just convenient stepping stones on the path to where they want to go."

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2012/07/23/101358

Sensitivity training run amok at Georgetown U

Michelle Malkin   "The tolerance police are out of control. It may be summer time, but some college campuses never take a break from P.C. indoctrination.

"Take Georgetown University, where a minority student has reportedly been kicked out of a summer scholars program for refusing to participate in an LGBT sensitivity training workshop."

Chick-fil-A; one more reason to fear liberals and their governments (UPDATED)

Boycotting Chick-fil-A Solves Nothing  "I ate at Chick-fil-A six times last week to do my part to show support for a company currently under attack for upholding wholesome values. Eating at Chick-fil-A last week was my version of offering a one finger salute to the activists who allowed their feathers to ruffle after discovering the privately owned restaurant chain supports the Biblical definition of marriage."  Susan Brown 

Hey, Boston: Leave Chick-fil-A Alone  "It's one thing for Hollywood moppets and television Muppets to protest Chick-fil-A over the fast-food chain president's support for traditional marriage. They're private citizens and entities. But when an elected public official wields the club of government against a Christian business in the name of "tolerance," it's not harmless kid stuff. It's chilling."  

Update: Rahm: Chick-fil-A disrespects us  "Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno told the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday he is against the fast food chain opening a store in his neighborhood and that he would deny the restaurant a permit in the 1st Ward. Emanuel told the Tribune in a statement he agreed with Moreno, noting “Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values.” "

"If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that"; the gift that keeps on giving.

Neal Boortz always has something snarky to contribute; Latest Propaganda from Team Obama  "The Obama propaganda ad claims that Mitt Romney is “launching a false attack” on Dear Ruler.  Then the ad cuts to Mitt Romney reading Obama’s quote, "If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that.  Somebody else made that happen,” which as we know is exactly what Barack Obama said.  However, the Obama propaganda ad then states, "The only problem?  That's not what he said." " Boortz has more yet: ObamaMedia Defends Dear Ruler; What We Have Here is the Media Campaigning for Obama; You Didn't Build That - A Bogus Issue; 
Meanwhile the cartoonists have had a carnival over this:

Aurora & Fort Hood; A Tale of Two Massacres

Bruce Thornton  "The fact that most of these mass-murderers are loners and lunatics with no political agenda at all hasn’t deterred progressives like Brian Ross from jumping to the same conclusions. It was just last year that their zeal to link the shooter of Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords to the Tea Party blew up in their faces. No matter, the “narrative,” as they like to call it, of conservative psychosis is too politically useful, too flattering of progressive pretensions to superior intellect. The irony, of course, is that such reflexive assertions are the sign of a mind woefully lacking in critical capacity and hence vulnerable to politically and personally gratifying fairy tales."

The press and the Aurora shootings

Yep, even liberals know NBC News is no longer reliable when the truth is suddenly less important than The Narrative:  "For viewers to be turning off MSNBC during a major news event is "disheartening" for NBC, said Horizon media analyst Brad Adgate."

http://terrellaftermath.com/

http://www.tobytoons.com/td/

CNN Uses Aurora Shooting to Force Anti-Gun Agenda on Viewers  "Ironically, both a CNN host and a CNN contributor expressed their distaste for the media hitting on the gun issue Friday morning. Howard Kurtz called out CNN and Piers Morgan by name for turning the atrocity into "ideological fodder." "

JON STEWART SLAMS ABC'S BRIAN ROSS FOR AURORA SHOOTER REPORTING

Via Big Journalism

Dianne Feinstein: On second thought, forget what I said about intel leaks coming from the White House

Hot Air  "Pitiful twice over. Once because this is wholly unconvincing, and twice because she and her own staff can’t get their story straight about why she’s walking this back. The official statement:"

....“I was asked whether the White House might be responsible for recent national security leaks. I stated that I did not believe the president leaked classified information. I shouldn’t have speculated beyond that, because the fact of the matter is I don’t know the source of the leaks.....

 Politico  "Feinstein responded that she was “disappointed” that her comments were used by Romney to criticize the president.

" “I am disappointed by the statements made by Mr. Romney today regarding a question I was asked yesterday at the World Affairs Council,” she said. “I regret my remarks are being used to impugn President Obama or his commitment to protecting national security secrets.” "

The NCAA Got It Wrong

Richard Kline  "The horror of the Jerry Sandusky crimes committed against young boys is almost too much to believe.  But Sandusky is off to prison where he will experience a living hell for however much longer he lives.  Joe Paterno's legacy is now one of shame and disgust. 

"But, the recent NCAA sanctions levied upon Penn State are punishing the wrong people.  The Administrative people in the Penn State management chain are the guilty ones and they will be prosecuted and sued and vilified for the rest of their lives. 

"However:"....

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Adolf Hitler's Olympic Village of 1936: Conservationists race to save the forgotten relic of the infamous 'Nazi Games'

UK Daily Mail  "Conservations are in a race against time to save the abandoned Olympic Village built for the so-called 'Nazi Games' in 1936.  

"The site on the western edge of Berlin is where athletes from all over the world headed 76 years ago to take part in the most infamous Olympic Games in history.

But the athlete's accommodation has been largely left to rot since it was abandoned by Soviet forces in 1992 with only 25 of the 145 original buildings remaining  - including the crumbling swimming pool, gym, theatre and dining hall."

Photo at right: Jesse Owens won four gold medals and was the star of the Games in the world's eye

Dilapidated: View of the House of Nations, which housed the many kitchens and dining halls in the 1936 Olympic village

Aurora's Strict Gun Laws Didn't Prevent Shooting, But If One Law-Abiding Person In The Theater Had Been Carrying One...

CNS News  "Crime rates alone of cities such as Chicago and Washington D.C. prove that gun bans only increase crime. The D.C. police response rate is eight minutes; most crimes are done in less than one. Gun bans create a trouble-free world for criminals considering no one can defend themselves. If I were ever to face a situation like this, I would want to be prepared.

"I cannot help but think, if one person in that audience was carrying a gun with them, that person could have saved lives."

George Costanza Hits Tea Partiers After Colorado Movie Shooting: “These People” Are Okay With The Government “Enslaving Liberals, Homosexuals, And Democrats”…
Why can’t Hollywood just shut up and act?


Via Jason Alexander

PROOF! ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA CONTROLLED

WND  "What this shocking story reveals is that even I – one of the kingpins of the new media and a refugee from the state-controlled spin machine – underestimated the utter and total corruption of the euphemistically called “mainstream press.”

It shows that most – not some – members of the print media establishment with access to the White House submit their copy to government officials for review, “correction” and approval before it reaches the American people!"....

...."These so-called journalists are selling their ethical and moral souls for access to politicians. And this practice raises expectations by politicians that they can routinely manipulate the press to their advantage. That makes the job of real journalists – independent reporters faithful to their craft – even more difficult, because they will be shut out from access.

"It reminds me of the fact that, just last week, WND was denied credentials to cover the Democratic National Convention. Why do you suppose what has become one of the largest and most influential news agencies in the country would be denied access to the convention floor? Simply because the Democrats know we won’t play by their rules of control like the members of the establishment press club."

HowStuffWorks 

Ellen Ratner agrees;THE APPALLING STATE OF 'JOURNALISM'  "It seems that many in the news media are happy to do politicians’ and government’s bidding in exchange for access. 
"That kind of “journalism” will signal the end of our democracy faster than a rigged election. We don’t need it. Americans don’t want it. And it will ruin our free press – as well as our country."