Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Obama sells old ideas as new
Obama sells old ideas as new – USATODAY.com
"Everybody's watching what's going on in Beijing right now with the Olympics," Obama said while campaigning in 2008.
"Think about the amount of money that China has spent on infrastructure. Their ports, their train systems, their airports are all vastly superior to us now, which means if you are a corporation deciding where to do business you're starting to think, 'Beijing looks like a pretty good option.' "
First of all, that's nonsense.
Our infrastructure is vastly superior to China's.
For instance, we have more than 11 times as many airports with paved runways as they do. China's Olympic stadium is falling apart, unused today.
Far more disturbing is the fact that Obama looks at the huge economic strides made in China since it adopted market-based reforms and concludes that what we should learn from the communists is to drop more money on vast state-run boondoggles.
That's just weird.
"Everybody's watching what's going on in Beijing right now with the Olympics," Obama said while campaigning in 2008.
"Think about the amount of money that China has spent on infrastructure. Their ports, their train systems, their airports are all vastly superior to us now, which means if you are a corporation deciding where to do business you're starting to think, 'Beijing looks like a pretty good option.' "
First of all, that's nonsense.
Our infrastructure is vastly superior to China's.
For instance, we have more than 11 times as many airports with paved runways as they do. China's Olympic stadium is falling apart, unused today.
Far more disturbing is the fact that Obama looks at the huge economic strides made in China since it adopted market-based reforms and concludes that what we should learn from the communists is to drop more money on vast state-run boondoggles.
That's just weird.
US debt tops $16 trillion: So who do we owe most of that money to?
US debt tops $16 trillion: So who do we owe most of that money to? | Fox News
Fully two-thirds of the national debt is owed to the U.S. government, American investors and future retirees, through the Social Security Trust Fund and pension plans for civil service workers and military personnel.
China, it turns out, holds less than 8 percent of the money our government has borrowed over the years.
Fully two-thirds of the national debt is owed to the U.S. government, American investors and future retirees, through the Social Security Trust Fund and pension plans for civil service workers and military personnel.
China, it turns out, holds less than 8 percent of the money our government has borrowed over the years.
Chevy Volt production to be suspended for a month
Chevy Volt production to be suspended for a month | ksdk.com
GM executives have attributed the sales increase to strong demand for a low-emissions version of the Volt that qualifies for California's coveted carpool lanes, which GM launched in March. Previous versions of the Volt didn't qualify.
GM executives have attributed the sales increase to strong demand for a low-emissions version of the Volt that qualifies for California's coveted carpool lanes, which GM launched in March. Previous versions of the Volt didn't qualify.
F-35B Ship Suitability Testing-MUST SEE!
The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant completed ship suitability testing aboard the USS WASP (LHD-1) off the coast of Virginia in October 2011. Combined, F-35B test aircraft BF-2 and BF-4 accomplished 72 short takeoffs and 72 vertical landings during the three-week testing period.
'Husbands, beat your wives so they will mend their ways,' Egyptian cleric advises
'Husbands, beat your wives so they will mend their ways,' Egyptian cleric advises | The Times of Israel
A good woman, even if beaten by her husband, puts her hand in his and says: ‘I will not rest until you are pleased with me.’
This is how the Prophet Muhammad taught his women to be,” Al-Rahman said in comment aired in August, according to a translation provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
A good woman, even if beaten by her husband, puts her hand in his and says: ‘I will not rest until you are pleased with me.’
This is how the Prophet Muhammad taught his women to be,” Al-Rahman said in comment aired in August, according to a translation provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
Source: Paul 'Republican No More,' Not Ruling Out Third-Party Run
Source: Paul 'Republican No More,' Not Ruling Out Third-Party Run
Upset by how the Republican Party establishment “disrespected” them during the Republican National Convention, over 300 Ron Paul supporters joined a conference call on Sunday night to discuss plans to urge Paul to run as a third-party candidate on the Libertarian Party ticket.
Upset by how the Republican Party establishment “disrespected” them during the Republican National Convention, over 300 Ron Paul supporters joined a conference call on Sunday night to discuss plans to urge Paul to run as a third-party candidate on the Libertarian Party ticket.
Fears Rising, Spaniards Pull Out Their Cash and Get Out of Spain
Fears Rising, Spaniards Pull Out Their Cash and Get Out of Spain - Business News - CNBC
It is, Julio Vildosola concedes, a very big bet.
After working six years as a senior executive for a multinational payroll-processing company in Barcelona, Spain, Mr. Vildosola is cutting his professional and financial ties with his troubled homeland.
He has moved his family to a village near Cambridge, England, where he will take the reins at a small software company, and he has transferred his savings from Spanish banks to British banks.
“The macro situation in Spain is getting worse and worse,” Mr. Vildosola, 38, said last week just hours before boarding a plane to London with his wife and two small children.
“There is just too much risk. Spain is going to be next after Greece, and I just don’t want to end up holding devalued pesetas.”
It is, Julio Vildosola concedes, a very big bet.
After working six years as a senior executive for a multinational payroll-processing company in Barcelona, Spain, Mr. Vildosola is cutting his professional and financial ties with his troubled homeland.
He has moved his family to a village near Cambridge, England, where he will take the reins at a small software company, and he has transferred his savings from Spanish banks to British banks.
“The macro situation in Spain is getting worse and worse,” Mr. Vildosola, 38, said last week just hours before boarding a plane to London with his wife and two small children.
“There is just too much risk. Spain is going to be next after Greece, and I just don’t want to end up holding devalued pesetas.”
Politifact Lies About Rise in State Unemployment
Politifact Lies About Rise in State Unemployment
The era of fact-checkers being trusted as honest brokers might be over, but that doesn't mean they won't do what the equally irrelevant mainstream media does: double down in their spewing of narrative-lies and propaganda to aid and abet the left.
Case in point, Politifact.
Politiact is the worst of the mainstream media's dishonest fact-checkers (no small feat).
The era of fact-checkers being trusted as honest brokers might be over, but that doesn't mean they won't do what the equally irrelevant mainstream media does: double down in their spewing of narrative-lies and propaganda to aid and abet the left.
Case in point, Politifact.
Politiact is the worst of the mainstream media's dishonest fact-checkers (no small feat).
Politifact Beclowns Itself. Again
Politifact Beclowns Itself. Again. - 620 WTMJ - Milwaukee's Source for Local News and Weather: Oof.
Check out this Politifact: it rates Gov. Scott Walker's statement that "Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate"... as HALF TRUE.
The logic? yes, walker's statement is absolutely true, but some of the increases were statistically insignificant.
For your morning delectation, compare with the Journal Sentinel's OWN headline:
Unemployment rates rose in 44 US states in July
WASHINGTON (AP) Unemployment rates rose in 44 U.S. states in July, the most states to show a monthly increase in more than three years and a reflection of weak hiring nationwide.
The Moral of the Story seems to be:
What's TRUE for the media, becomes HALF TRUE when uttered by a Republican politician.
Check out this Politifact: it rates Gov. Scott Walker's statement that "Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate"... as HALF TRUE.
The logic? yes, walker's statement is absolutely true, but some of the increases were statistically insignificant.
For your morning delectation, compare with the Journal Sentinel's OWN headline:
Unemployment rates rose in 44 US states in July
WASHINGTON (AP) Unemployment rates rose in 44 U.S. states in July, the most states to show a monthly increase in more than three years and a reflection of weak hiring nationwide.
The Moral of the Story seems to be:
What's TRUE for the media, becomes HALF TRUE when uttered by a Republican politician.
Salon: 'Gay Couples Have Happier Kids' - Traditional Family 'A Dying Model'
Salon: 'Gay Couples Have Happier Kids' - Traditional Family 'A Dying Model' | NewsBusters.org: "Studies show that the traditional nuclear family is not better. It's a dying model -- and that's a good thing":
If you want what’s best for your kids, one surefire way to provide them with a healthy, happy home is to make sure they have lesbian parents.
In the longest-running study of lesbian families to date, zero percent of children reported physical or sexual abuse—not a one.
In the general population, 26 percent of children report physical abuse and 8.3 percent report sexual abuse
If you want what’s best for your kids, one surefire way to provide them with a healthy, happy home is to make sure they have lesbian parents.
In the longest-running study of lesbian families to date, zero percent of children reported physical or sexual abuse—not a one.
In the general population, 26 percent of children report physical abuse and 8.3 percent report sexual abuse
Michigan's average gas price sets record high for Labor Day
Michigan's average gas price sets record high for Labor Day | MLive.com
Michigan has the fifth-highest gas price in the country.
Michigan has the fifth-highest gas price in the country.
Mrs. Obama’s 2nd-Term Agenda: ‘Impact Nature of Food in Grocery Stores’
Mrs. Obama’s 2nd-Term Agenda: ‘Impact Nature of Food in Grocery Stores’ | cnsnews.com
Asked by Parade magazine,
"What do you hope to accomplish in your second term?”
First Lady Michelle Obama said she wants to "impact the nature of food in grocery stores" with the aim of cutting sugar, fat and salt.
and this:
http://news.investors.com/politics-andrew-malcolm/090412-624395-michelle-obama-democratic-national-convention-speech.htm
Asked by Parade magazine,
"What do you hope to accomplish in your second term?”
First Lady Michelle Obama said she wants to "impact the nature of food in grocery stores" with the aim of cutting sugar, fat and salt.
and this:
http://news.investors.com/politics-andrew-malcolm/090412-624395-michelle-obama-democratic-national-convention-speech.htm
School District Imposes Taxation Without Representation
School District Imposes Taxation Without Representation
When school begins this week, Oceana County property owners will be paying more in taxes thanks to a school district merger that was approved without a public vote.A few weeks after school ended in June, board members from the Mason-Lake Intermediate School District and the Oceana ISD agreed to a merger. Taxpayers in Oceana will now have to pay the higher millage rate assessed in Mason-Lake.According to the Oceana County treasurer, the higher millage will cost Oceana County property owners an extra $1.02 million a year, or $150 for every $100,000 in taxable value.Monday, September 03, 2012
Organic Food Cleaner, But May Not Be More Nutritious
Organic Food Cleaner, But May Not Be More Nutritious - ABC News
"Some believe that organic food is always healthier and more nutritious," said lead author Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler.
"We were a little surprised that we didn't find that."
"Some believe that organic food is always healthier and more nutritious," said lead author Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler.
"We were a little surprised that we didn't find that."
‘2016: Obama’s America’ shocks film industry after becoming a box office success despite having virtually no promotional budget
‘2016: Obama’s America’ shocks film industry after becoming a box office success despite having virtually no promotional budget - NY Daily News
Conservative scholar Diniseh D'Souza's film has shocked industry prognosticators by earning an estimated $20 million to date, more than five times what the second-highest documentary this year, "Bully," earned.
Conservative scholar Diniseh D'Souza's film has shocked industry prognosticators by earning an estimated $20 million to date, more than five times what the second-highest documentary this year, "Bully," earned.
"Empty Chair Day"
The GOP Goes Alinsky on Obama
Rule of Law » The GOP Goes Alinsky on Obama
A couple of examples. First, Clint Eastwood’s speech was pure Alinsky.
RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
A couple of examples. First, Clint Eastwood’s speech was pure Alinsky.
RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
» Monday – Empty Chair Day - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
» Monday – Empty Chair Day - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
Prof – Seems that there is an effort to make Monday “empty chair day”
Below is an image of my front lawn, just mowed, to ensure the emptychair looks right. The sign next to the chair says:
“We own this country . . . Politicians are employees of ours . . . And when somebody does not do the job, we’ve got to let them go.” –Clint Eastwood
Prof – Seems that there is an effort to make Monday “empty chair day”
Below is an image of my front lawn, just mowed, to ensure the emptychair looks right. The sign next to the chair says:
“We own this country . . . Politicians are employees of ours . . . And when somebody does not do the job, we’ve got to let them go.” –Clint Eastwood
Barack Obama, the Empty Stool
Barack Obama, the Empty Stool
Six weeks after the inauguration, when he was thoroughly in the honeymoon phase and largely still campaigning against President Bush and on behalf of a stimulus, he uttered one of the most vapid and immature things I have ever heard from a President, when he told a bunch of television anchors at the White House: “I like being President, and it turns out I’m very good at it.”
Six weeks after the inauguration, when he was thoroughly in the honeymoon phase and largely still campaigning against President Bush and on behalf of a stimulus, he uttered one of the most vapid and immature things I have ever heard from a President, when he told a bunch of television anchors at the White House: “I like being President, and it turns out I’m very good at it.”
Sunday, September 02, 2012
'Eastwooding' Inspires National Empty Chair Day on Monday
'Eastwooding' Inspires National Empty Chair Day on Monday
In another sign that Clint Eastwood's RNC talk to an empty chair has tapped in to broadly held opinions that President Obama is not getting the job done, word spread rapidly over the weekend among conservative new media outlets that an impromptu "National Empty Chair Day" is being planned for Monday.
In another sign that Clint Eastwood's RNC talk to an empty chair has tapped in to broadly held opinions that President Obama is not getting the job done, word spread rapidly over the weekend among conservative new media outlets that an impromptu "National Empty Chair Day" is being planned for Monday.
Group says it found 30,000 dead North Carolinians registered to vote
Group says it found 30,000 dead North Carolinians registered to vote | CharlotteObserver.com
A Raleigh-based group devoted to reducing the potential for voter fraud presented the N.C. Board of Elections on Friday with a list of nearly 30,000 names of dead people statewide who are still registered to vote.
A Raleigh-based group devoted to reducing the potential for voter fraud presented the N.C. Board of Elections on Friday with a list of nearly 30,000 names of dead people statewide who are still registered to vote.
HopperFlight-RIP
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified the pilot who was killed when his plane crashed during an air show in eastern Iowa.
The Quad-City Times reported that Glenn A. Smith, of Frisco, Texas, was the pilot killed in the crash.
HopperFlight
The Hoppers are a group of private individuals who donate their time and money, flying the L-39 Albatros jets.
We saw them at EAA Oshkosh this summer.
Terrible.
The Quad-City Times reported that Glenn A. Smith, of Frisco, Texas, was the pilot killed in the crash.
Smith was CEO of the Warbird Educational Foundation that owned the Soviet-era jet he was flying.
HopperFlight
The Hoppers are a group of private individuals who donate their time and money, flying the L-39 Albatros jets.
We saw them at EAA Oshkosh this summer.
Terrible.
Stephanopoulos: No Bias in Media
Stephanopoulos: No Bias in Media
MRCTV's Joe Schoffstall ran into "Good Morning America" host George Stephanopoulos at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
When asked if he believes there is a liberal bias in the media, he responds,"I don't."
When asked again, he walks away.
MRCTV's Joe Schoffstall ran into "Good Morning America" host George Stephanopoulos at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
When asked if he believes there is a liberal bias in the media, he responds,"I don't."
When asked again, he walks away.
CRIME: Maple Syrup Heist Leaves Quebec In A Sticky Mess.
Instapundit » Blog Archive » CRIME: Maple Syrup Heist Leaves Quebec In A Sticky Mess.
“The puzzle is how the culprits managed to siphon off almost C$30 million ($30.4 million) of syrup. That’s the equivalent of 10 million pounds or roughly 15,000 barrels of syrup.
And the stock didn’t vanish somewhere in the supply chain of a major city.
It’s missing from a warehouse in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, a tiny town of 903 people, according to the 2011 Census.
They’re usually more focused on cranberries, whether it’s harvesting them or celebrating them in cranberry festivals.
So imagine the surprise when a “routine inventory check,” as the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (FPAQ) calls it, revealed evidence of a massive heist.
Row after row of barrels were empty, filled with nothing but sweet-smelling Quebec air.”
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 1:30 pm
“The puzzle is how the culprits managed to siphon off almost C$30 million ($30.4 million) of syrup. That’s the equivalent of 10 million pounds or roughly 15,000 barrels of syrup.
And the stock didn’t vanish somewhere in the supply chain of a major city.
It’s missing from a warehouse in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, a tiny town of 903 people, according to the 2011 Census.
They’re usually more focused on cranberries, whether it’s harvesting them or celebrating them in cranberry festivals.
So imagine the surprise when a “routine inventory check,” as the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (FPAQ) calls it, revealed evidence of a massive heist.
Row after row of barrels were empty, filled with nothing but sweet-smelling Quebec air.”
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 1:30 pm
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