Sunday, July 24, 2011

Krauthammer to PBS Host: You Manage to Introduce a ‘Hell of a Lot of Bias’


CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: I like the way you pose an objective question implying the insanity of a Republican proposal which passed the House. I just want the viewers to understand how this is a fair and balanced program.
PETERSON: Well, we do our best. We don’t have the vast resources of Rupert Murdoch and Fox News, but we do the best we can.
KRAUTHAMMER: I understand, but on a shoestring, you manage to introduce a hell of a lot of bias.
ABC News cheerleading for Obama more than Daily Kos pollster  "“Obama looks to have turned the budget debate to his advantage,” writes ABC pollster Gary Langer. “His position on the deficit is more broadly popular, he’s taking less heat than the GOP for unwillingness to compromise and he’s got a sizable lead in the view that he cares more about protecting the middle class.” "

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Anders Behring Breivik: THE GREAT WHITE HOPE OF THE LEFT AND ISLAM

mcveigh no christian; worshipped himself;  said
McVeigh
The Freedom Fighter's Journal   "I remain skeptical about Brevik, just as I remain skeptical of the narrative that Timothy McVeigh was a "right wing Christian" terrorist.
 (See Jayna Davis'  extraordinary work debunking the official narrative of McVeigh, a cover-up of dismaying effectiveness in this country.)"

This author contends McVeigh was a Christian, but has to climb pretty far out on the logic limb to make his point.

I prefer the excellent comments to this post such as these:
Well, if he is associated--in any way--with conservative, right-wing politics, then let me do what so-called "moderate muslims" will not: I completely and utterly condemn what this waste of oxygen has done. If I had had a chance I would have done everything in my power to stop him and take him out.

The world has no place for someone who thinks this is the way to handle their "concerns."

And..
While the media is in a hurry to label this guy a right wing extremist, I think it is too early to tell. How many times has the media tried to establish the culprit as right wing and he turns out to be a left winger. Regardless of what he is, he should be removed from the land of the living ASAP. I wish we would institute a policy of removing all records of the existence of this piece of filth. That way he and others like him wouldn't seek fame from committing such an act.


And...
If 5% of all terrorist attacks are not commmitted by Muslims (i.e., if 95% are committed by Muslims), does that "prove" we are wrong to treat Muslims with particular suspicion?

Obama’s Cool Goes Missing—Again!

Voice of Lillpop   "Obama’s ego has long been the “ugly elephant” in the room in solving the debt crisis, but today the elephant seems to have scared off the legendary Obama cool.
"Characteristic of Obama’s pompous arrogance was this paraphrased declaration, “I Told Boehner, Pelosi, Reid, and McConnell to be in my office at 11am tomorrow, and be prepared to tell me what they are going to do.” "

Obama's Two Modes
about.com

The way Obama is pictured by the left, meaning how he looks on network news:

The Adult in the Room
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/barackobama/ig/Barack-Obama-Cartoons/The-Adult-in-the-Room.htm

Lord, I hate to post this: Mass-murderer said to be right-wing, conservative Christian

Boing Boing  "According to comments attributed to him on various Norwegian right-wing/anti-immigrant forums, he was a fan of an array of white supremacist and anti-Muslim pundits—including some from the US. Assuming it's legit, all of this makes early reports that Muslims were responsible for the attacks all the more regrettable."   Yet, whose fault was it that Muslims were first blamed?
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Norway: A Postscript  "Many facts are still unknown, but at this point it appears that a key ingredient in the tragedy was the fact that the killer had the only gun on the island. It is, really, one of the ultimate horror scenarios: hundreds of kids, accompanied by a relative handful of adults, isolated on an island with a crazed killer. The outcome might have been very different if some of those adults had been armed."

Oslo: 91 Dead — Suddenly the shooter is a “Christian fundamentalist” with “anti-Muslim views”"Remarking the obvious: No branch of Christianity calls for violence, contra Islam. The dominant left-stream media has been itching for a Western mass-murderer since 9-11 and every attack subsequent to it. Now they have a suspect with blonde hair — it follows therefore that he must espouse Christianity, which is as stinky an argument as 6 tons of fertilizer."

I cannot say to what extent this man espouses the teachings of Scripture. I only observe that the more one becomes like Jesus Christ, the more peaceful and forgiving he becomes;
 the more one desires to become like Mohammed, the more murderous they are apt to be. TD

Friday, July 22, 2011

Art Laffer Calls Obama ‘Very Poor President’, Expects Defeat in ‘12

Big Government  "Well Arthur Laffer the famed economist who served as economic adviser under Reagan, tells me the Gipper would go after burdensome regulations to stimulate the economy, starting with President Barack Obama’s health care plan.
"Laffer also says Americans should applaud Obama’s life story but reject his policies."


The Very, Very Bad President  "It is nowadays said by many that Barack Obama is the worst president in American history. If this is so, President Obama will have eclipsed a mark that most observers believed would stand unchallenged until the final trumpet: The abysmal record of James Earl “Jimmy” Carter.
"One of the reasons, I believe, that so many younger voters supported Obama in 2008 is that no one under 30 could remember how genuinely awful the Carter presidency was, nor could they recognize the similarities between the unbounded Hope inspired by the vague promises of the Democrats’ 2008 candidate and the tremendous expectations for national redemption that were invested in the 1976 Democratic candidate."

Here is this line from a song in Carter's campaign ad: "Once and for all why not the best?".   Then, of course there was Carter's promise of "Change"

Shovel-ready

More Mumbais?

Victor Davis Hanson  "If I were the administration, I would send out a memo to cut the ‘worry over the rights of the terrorist’ talk, and quietly send messages that the US is fully prepared, as in the past, to take all full measures to prevent an attack, and would respond with overwhelming force to even a small assault."

What the Norway Attack Could Mean for Europe

STRATFOR  "The last scenario is that the attack is linked to Norway's involvement in the campaign in Libya. If the Libyan government is somehow connected to the bombing and/or shooting, the rest of Europe will rally behind Norway and increase their efforts in Libya. This scenario would essentially close off the opening in negotiations prompted by a recent move by Paris and other European governments saying they would be open to Moammar Gadhafi's remaining in Libya."
 Oslo
Norwegian media name bombing and shooting suspect  "Norway's national broadcaster NRK has named the suspect in the Oslo bombing and youth camp shooting spree as Anders Behring Breivik.
"NRK and other Norwegian media also posted pictures of the blond and blue-eyed Norwegian. NRK says police searched the 32-year-old's apartment in Oslo overnight." 

The enclosed video is in Norwegian

John PodhoretzEvil in Norway  "The monster and his comrades have the passion to commit their foul deeds. If we respond with dispassion, we are ceding to them part of the animating force that makes us human. If we decide to intellectualize our emotions rather than allow them to influence us, we are turning our back on our responsibility to those whose lives were stripped from them."

Witnesses describe scene of terror at Norway camp    "The man in the police uniform shouted for the campers to come closer. When they did, he killed them.
"The gunman who killed at least 80 people at an island youth camp northwest of Oslo used his disguise to lure in his victims, then shot them twice to make sure they were dead, survivors said in the village of Sundvollen, where they were taken after the massacre."

In this photo taken by Vergard M. Aas, a Norwegian crime reporter who responded to the scene of a mass shooting on Utoya Island, Norway, victims lie near the shoreline approximately one hour after police say a man dressed as a police officer gunned down youths as they ran and even swam for their lives at a camp which was organized by the youth wing of the ruling Labor Party, Friday July 22, 2011. Police say the suspect in this shooting set off a fatal explosion hours earlier in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

Standing With Israel

Where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried.
http://fawstin.blogspot.com/
"This famous pledge by Ruth, a young Moabite widow, to her Israelite mother-in-law Naomi is such a moving declaration of loyalty that it is frequently cited in marriage ceremonies.
It was also frequently repeated at the three-day ...Christians United for Israel...Summit in Washington D.C. When Glenn Beck, the keynote speaker at the culminating Summit banquet, quoted that biblical pledge of friendship, five thousand Christians leapt to their feet in praise and affirmation, and I, a Jew, a child of Holocaust survivors, was moved to tears by this army of unshakeable friends."

"A Palestinian Authority summer camp for children divided its campers into three groups named after the terrorists Dalal Mughrabi, Salah Khalaf and Abu Ali Mustafa.
"Dalal Mughrabi in 1978 led the most lethal terror attack in Israel's history, in which 37 civilians were killed, 12 of them children."....

"And you think that if they become a state they won't attack us?"  Israel Matzav

Life under liberalism: Dark days for America

Tony Gallardo  "It is reported that 80% of us do not trust government. Keep in mind that the Constitution established a republic in which elective representatives are to be servants of the people and the states, and that the individual citizen is to be treated with respect and dignity. The 80% distrust level tells us that our government is an epic failure. Without trust there is no legitimacy."....
  • Unemployment and under employment are in the high teens. The end of this tragedy is nowhere in sight. Last year over 1 million homes were repossessed. The housing market remains anemic.
  • Billionaires Steve Wynn and Warren Buffet, both originally supporters of Obama, are now blasting his anti-business rhetoric and policies. See here and here.
  • Regulations are strangling the private sector.
  • America's space program, once a source of pride for all Americans and the envy of the world, has for all practical purposes ended.  

Tunnel Dweller's family visits the White House


Pictured: TD's youngest son and his family along with a White House employee
So while our family tours the Oregon Coast to home town Garibaldi, son number two visits Washington, D.C. in the heat. Meanwhile TD's eldest son, Jeff stays home and enhances photographs.
The White House employee pictured had just returned from escorting the Dali Lama, Bibi Netanyahu and the Queen of England past the trash dumpster.

A grateful nation turns its eyes to Al Sharpton

Hot Air  "This important task reveals a new twist in the plot today, as news leaks out that the unwashed masses, crying out for a savior in the media wasteland, may finally receive an answer to their prayers. Reports are coming in that the Reverend Al Sharpton will transition from his occasional fill-in slot to having his own, regular evening show on the network."  The man Sharpton replaces is...

Cenk Uygur Says MSNBC Fired Him for Being Too Tough on Obama  "Did Phil Griffin relay a message from “Washington” that they didn’t appreciate the tough talk? That sure seems to be the story. Then again, maybe they fired Cenk for taking 17 minutes of air time to tell a simple story at the end of which you still have to refer to the NY Times account to know what happened. That could be it as well."

African American journalists criticize MSNBC for possible Sharpton hire  " In recent months, the NAACP and others have expressed concerns about the absence of African American hosts and anchors on nightly national news shows. While the hiring of Sharpton would change this, “this would still be just another non-journalist media ‘celebrity’ receiving a TV show based upon their name recognition, not their years of experience, training, ability and talent..."

Al Sharpton to Join MSNBC As a Host; He's a Perfect Fit for Network   "The past is prologue, so a look back at Sharpton's wacky pronouncements to date should be instructive. We at NewsBusters have a full archive on Al Sharpton that you can find here, but I thought we'd highlight a few items that stand out."