Thursday, August 30, 2012

Lessons in demagoguery from Debbie Blab-, er, Wasserman Schultz

Clear Choice

Republicans are Offering Governance and Leadership   "The Democrats gave up on governance and leadership long ago in favor of the creation of disparate disaffected groups that could be separated and courted with government programs to address their dissatisfaction (real or imagined) with success in our society. "

Paul Ryan: The Right Man in the Right Place at the Right Time   "Ryan vowed that “Medicare is a promise, and we will honor it. A Romney-Ryan administration will protect and strengthen Medicare, for my Mom’s generation, for my generation, and for my kids and yours.”


"As Ryan stated midway through his nomination acceptance speech: “So our opponents can consider themselves on notice. In this election, on this issue, the usual posturing on the Left isn’t going to work. Mitt Romney and I know the difference between protecting a program, and raiding it. Ladies and gentlemen, our nation needs this debate. We want this debate. We will win this debate.” "
Dems Pander for Votes   "By the way, one more thing the proggies don’t tell you is that two-thirds of minimum wage workers earn a raise within a year from those evil job creators who hired them."
Political Cartoons by Michael Ramirez
Legal Insurrection,

" "There is no country … not even a rising China, that can do more harm to us than we can do to ourselves if we fail to accomplish the tasks before us here at home," she said."

Republican committee chair calls Obama an 'unabashed leftist Democrat'
"This is not your daddy's Democrat in the White House," Priebus said ..."He's an unabashed leftist Democrat, an European-style Democrat."

Mr. Barone discusses Obama's likeability vs. Romney's. (What on earth do they find likable about this petulant juvenile president ruling over us now?)
Michael BaroneTeam Romney emphasizes Mitt’s differences from the president on the issues.

"The latest ABC/Washington Post poll, for example, reported that when asked which of the two candidates was more likable, 61 percent picked Obama and only 27 percent said Romney. That looks like a huge advantage.
"But when you look at what pollsters call their favorable/unfavorables, the contrast is much less distinct."... 

The Leaker in Chief

Caroline Glick  "Last month, provoked by the Obama White House's penchant for routinely using top secret information to advance its political fortunes on the backs of US allies, agents and armed forces, Latma produced an English-language song we called Tell on Me, to the tune of the immortal words of Ben E. King's masterpiece Stand By Me.
"If you missed it then, here it is again."



"I mention our work because this week a courageous group of former US Special Operations fighters posted a video where they spell out precisely how Obama's leaks imperil US national security. It's already going viral. When I watched it last night it had 57,000 views. Now it's got nearly 250,000. 
"Here it is if you haven't seen it."
About Caroline GlickDeputy Managing Editor of The Jerusalem Post.

Defending America Takes More Than “Hope”

Heritage  "Speaking to veterans at the American Legion conference this week, President Obama said, “Today, every American can be proud that the United States is safer, stronger and more respected in the world.”
"That’s quite a statement from a President who has granted legitimacy to extremist organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood and promised the Russians he would be “flexible” toward their demands on missile defense, while slighting American allies like Poland and the Czech Republic.  
"Heritage defense experts call Obama’s defense strategy “a strategy of hope“: “a hope that big wars are a thing of the past; a hope that America’s allies will do more; and a hope that fewer resources do not jeopardize the lives of American soldiers.”  
"These are flimsy hopes in the face of hostile nations and terrorist groups that want nothing more    than the destruction of America."t


Speaking of honor and respect for our warriors:
"Yesterday, Karen and Billy Vaughn, parents of Aaron Carson Vaughn, spoke at theDefending the Defenders forum sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots outside the RNC Convention in Tampa. Karen brought a copy of the form letter they were sent following their son’s death."

Countering Workplace Violence

STRATFOR  "In most cases of workplace violence, the violent outburst is driven by factors that build up over a long period of time, rather than by sudden, traumatic events. Failed romantic relationships or marriages, stress from financial problems, lack of job advancement and perceived (or actual) injustice at the hands of a co-worker or superior are all factors that have led to violent incidents in the workplace.

"The Johnson case fits very closely into the model described above. Confrontations between Johnson and Ercolino had reportedly taken place for about a year before the attack, so there was an obvious buildup. This was also a premeditated attack targeting a specific individual, and the perpetrator was male."  Read more: Countering Workplace Violence | Stratfor 
Countering Workplace Violence is republished with permission of Stratfor.

MSNBC’s Schultz and Sharpton Falsely Claim Janesville Plant Closed Under President Bush to Slam Ryan

Conservative Daily News    " Rep. Ryan reiterated that President Barack Obama promised to keep the plant open, but then shut it down.  The left-wingers went rabid and supported  the false narrative that the plant was closed by George W. Bush.

Sharpton said if you want “an eloquent person [Ryan] that does not tell the truth, this was a great performance.” "
Meanwhile, Smilin' Ed said  that the people in is hometown must know that he’s lying about the plant.

"The irony is palpable. In actuality, the plant closed in June of 2009.  The Janesville Gazette reported back in February of 2009 that:"....Read more...


Speaking of MSNBC, you may not believe this, but...
MSNBC's newest race code-word  Chris Matthews is a real racialist piece of work.  "Clearly, the pundits at MSNBC are being driven mad by the success of the GOP convention, particularly Paul Ryan's barn-burner Wednesday night. When desperate that the message of limited govenrment and opportunity is connecting with the American public, they resort to the last, worn-out, obsolete weapon in their arsenal: the race card.
"Last night, they really stretched, and offered a novel theory, that the city of Chicago is actually a code word for black. See for yourself:"

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Newt Takes it to Chris Matthews on His 'Racist Thinking'

In the Tunnel Wall
"Chris Matthews, on Monday's Hardball, attacked Newt Gingrich with the same old liberal line about the GOP using racial code words, from Mitt Romney talking about welfare reform to Gingrich calling Barack Obama the "food stamp president." However, the former Speaker of the House wasn't having any of  it, as he hit back: "Why do you assume food stamp refers to black? What kind of racist thinking do you have? Wait a second! Why aren’t you being a racist because you assume it refers to black?" "
Much more on this at the Tunnel Wall

RNC Protesters: Pushing the Narrative; On the ground, their behavior is pure Alinsky.

PJ Media  "Of course: no concern was expressed about a war on a conservative women, like Sarah Palin. The talk around Tampa for weeks before the convention was about the booming business that strip club operators hoped to receive from conventioneers. The mayor got in on the act with the club owners, and insulted his Republican guests by joking about a stripping Palin impersonator.
"The “Republican hypocrisy” narrative was made to order for the media. The majority of delegates could be planning to attend prayer meetings, but the media have and will continue to imply that they are frequenting strip clubs. The private entrances were shown on nightly news programs, no evidence required of either booming business or conservative critics of the clubs being the clients. Local news programs, like Channel 10 News, simply ran with the implication: “Grand Ol’ Party: Strip Clubs Expect Busy Week During RNC.”
Women Dress Up In Vagina Costumes To Protest Mitt Romney At RNC    "The anti-Romney vagina protest also included signs which read, “Republican arrogance hurt America more than AL-Qaeda ever did” and “abort sh*t Romney and his Taliban party.” "
 Videos at the link. Find 'em yourself
This was fail #1
For Second Time Dems Fly Grammatically Incorrect Banner Over RNC: “Romney-Ryan-Akin: Too Extreme For Woman”…

This next is from 25 August:  ANARCHISTS PLAN TO TAKE DOWN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AT RNC
"In addition to trying to shut down bridges to prevent delegates from reaching the convention center next week, Brandon has learned that a subgroup of Occupy is looking to shut down EMS communications throughout the city."

Man at RNC protest camp arrested for battery 
A demonstrator prepares to leave his tent, Tuesday,
Aug. 28, 2012, in Tampa, Fla.

"Tampa Police say 24-year-old Dante M. Sea was charged with aggravated battery Tuesday after he hit 60-year-old Eddie Thomasand broke Thomas' jaw.    "Police say Thomas was staying in a shed in back of a military surplus store and Sea was sleeping in a tent on the same property, where protesters have set up a makeshift camp they call "Romneyville."
"Police say Sea took a piece of cardboard from Thomas' shed and that prompted the fight."


Newt Takes it to Chris Matthews on His 'Racist Thinking'

Newsbusters   "Chris Matthews, on Monday's Hardball, attacked Newt Gingrich with the same old liberal line about the GOP using racial code words, from Mitt Romney talking about welfare reform to Gingrich calling Barack Obama the "food stamp president." However, the former Speaker of the House wasn't having any of  it, as he hit back: "Why do you assume food stamp refers to black? What kind of racist thinking do you have? Wait a second! Why aren’t you being a racist because you assume it refers to black?" "



NRO; Who Racializes Welfare Reform?  "Mr. Matthews’s accusations were, as is his style, presented without evidence or argument, and indeed without anything that might even charitably be called intellectual content."
Eric Allie doubts Matthews', um, intelligence
...."Welfare reform is not about limiting the transfer of money from white taxpayers to non-white welfare recipients, but about ensuring that programs intended to help the poor and ease their transition into the productive economy do not in the end damage the poor, corrupt public institutions, and constrain the economy. "
...."Republicans seek to reverse both of those trends, which would be self-evidently good for all Americans. The best the Democrats can do in such a situation is to shout “Racist!” and so they will."

This Has to Stop -- Caring Parents Need to Step Up

Neal Boortz  "But just to put a bug in your ear … across the country we are seeing teacher’s unions and government education bureaucrats fight back more and more against school choice.  We’re spending, on average, $11,400 per year for each child in a government school, kindergarten through high school.  What are we getting?  Kids who can’t even fill out a job application or read an apartment lease.  Hell --- many of them can’t even make change."

NEW YORK TIMES FACT CHECKERS: BED REST IS WORK!

Coulter
By Ann Coulter at Human Events    "The New York Times claims that Romney’s ad “falsely” charges Obama with eliminating work requirements. CNN rates the ad “false.” Underemployed hack Howard Fineman says Romney’s ad “is just flat out wrong on the facts” and “that every fair analyst, every fact checker” has said it’s “just factually wrong.”

"When a campaign ad induces this much hysteria, you know Romney has struck gold. On closer examination, it turns out that by “every fair analyst,” Fineman means a bunch of liberals quoting one another." 
 ....  "It is striking that everyone who actually knows something about the 1996 welfare reform law says that Romney’s ad is accurate."

Reading list about the Tuesday RNC

NRO; Chris Christie: The Statesman  "He may be a YouTube sensation, best known for arguing with lefty hecklers, but Governor Chris Christie’s keynote speech late Tuesday was a temperate oration, forceful yet muted."   Text of Christie's speech.

Rick Moran; A subdued Keynote address from Christie  "This was obviously the way Romney wanted it -- a risky strategy considering that the Obama campaign has all but accused the GOP nominee of being a murderer, a felon, a tax dodge, and a greedy rich guy who enjoys putting ordinary folk out of work."  Please! Not another McCain campaign!

Christie says, "Enough is enough!"  "Then he launched into his attack, which was an attack on the character of President Obama as much as an attack on his policies."

Ann Coulter Upset Chris Christie Did Not Attack Obama "Though he received a standing ovation for lines like "they believe in teachers unions, we believe in teachers," Christie's language was immediately criticized for being too generic." 
Larry Kudlow; The Star of Last Night Was Ann Romney "She described her work with, and empathy for, those less fortunate. Her description of Mitt as the man who “will not fail” was a terrific line."   Text of Ann Romney's speech

Reuters; In high-stakes convention speech, Ann Romney connects

PJ Media; Ann Romney: Mitt ‘Is the Man America Needs’  "She criticized those who have chided Romney for his wealth. “Are those really the values that made this country great?” she said. “Do we want to raise our children to be afraid of success?”

Meanwhile, Democrats teach us about civility: Obama jokes about the Republicans

When Tolerance Attacks: The Death Wish Double Standard  "The message here seems clear: In the name of Tolerance, you must conform - or else!"

Artur Davis Electrifies RNC   "Former Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL), the man who gave one of the nomination speeches for President Barack Obama before becoming a Republican and moving to Virginia, spoke tonight at the Republican National Committee, where he electrified the crowd with a spectacular attack on the presidency of Barack Obama."

ABC News: Romneys ‘Happy to Have a Party When Black People Drown’ "The anti-Romney joke was made while the person, presumably an ABC News producer, was on an active microphone, apparently unaware that his/her quips against the former Massachusetts governor were being recorded and broadcast live."
Leftist press is contemptible;
Pathetic: MSNBC Cuts Speeches Given by Minorities at RNC From Coverage "To fuel their false "GOP is racist" argument, MSNBC conveniently cut every speech given by a minority from their RNC coverage tonight. Francesca Chambers at Red Alert has the evidence:
Via Lucianne. Excellent commentary on this at Mediaite

Weasel Zippers; Congressional Black Caucus Attacks Former Dem Artur Davis For Supporting Romney…  Read their letter of reprimand and see the signatures for yourself.

Haters Hack Mia Love’s Wiki Page And Call Her A House “N”  (Offensive, but I want you to see what Obama supporters do)


Political Cartoons by Lisa Benson
The Weekly Standard; The Rabbi and the Governor  "You have called us to be a beacon of freedom to the world, and an ally of free countries like the state of Israel, an island of liberty, democracy, and hope." 

Peggy Noonan; Ann Romney and Chris Christie  "[Delegates] walked out like people who weren’t quite sure what to think or how to feel but were hoping for the best because they love their country. A lot."

Rick Moran; Ann Romney a winner even if her husband loses   "Inasmuch as it is possible to do in 20 minutes to undo what the Obama campaign has spent many months creating...."

Legal Insurrection; Ann Romney skewers that big talking phony, without mentioning his name   "He is a poser, a money-hungry power-grabbing phony who brags about how much he cares about others while lining his pockets and playing people off against each other to advance himself.  I saw through his stage act early on, as the rest of the nation had the tingles."

William Sullivan; Juan Williams Spreads Democrats' Racist Narrative  "But the most hilarious thing is that, by proxy, he is suggesting that Michelle Obama just exudes this normalcy that Ann Romney lacks."

Jennifer Rubin; What if the GOP diversified and no one noticed?  "Over time, a more diverse country will require a more diverse GOP, if it hopes to remain a national party. Republicans are convinced that the party’s policies are the best solution to poverty, inequality and other societal ills. The appeal of those policies to non-white, non-male voters will be tested, with more effective messengers than the party has produced in a very long time."
Tony Branco

Doug Powers; If last night’s GOP convention seemed to have a stunning lack of diversity…   
…you were probably watching MSNBC:  (Hat tip to Michelle Malkin)

  • When popular Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz, the GOP nominee for Senate, took the stage, MSNBC cut away from the Republican National Convention and the Hispanic Republican from Texas’ speech.
  • MSNBC stayed on commercial through former Democratic Rep. Artur Davis’ speech, as well. Davis, who recently became a Republican, is black.
  • Then, when Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuno’s wife Luce’ Vela Fortuño took the stage minutes later, MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews opted to talk over the First Lady’s speech.
  • And Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval? Noticeably missing from MSNBC, too.
  • Mia Love, a black candidate for Congress in Utah, was also ignored by MSNBC.