Archive | August, 2011
Broken Window Fallacy: Hurricane Irene Edition
Via OpenMarket, here comes “Broken Window Fallacy: Hurricane Irene Edition”. Politico quotes Peter Morici of the University of Maryland: Morici said there could be some economic growth at the end of this year and the beginning of next year, because with the rebuilding, “largely what we’re going to get is a private-sector stimulus package.” No, [...]
Wikileaks Now Publishing Agent and Source Names Unredacted
30. August 2011
Supposedly it’s an “accident”. Totally not the result of attention dying down and their egos not being stroked for a while. One group just happened to post the unedited file, and then another person just happened to post the password to read that unprotected file. And no — no — Julian Assange surely had nothing [...]
Democrat Looking to Replace Weiner: I Think the National Debt is $4 Trillion
29. August 2011
Meet David Weprin, Democrat seeking to replace disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner (another Democrat). He has no freaking clue as to the size of the national debt. Democrat David Weprin (top photo), an assemblyman and former city councilman, said he is running because it is a “very exciting time fiscally, with the nation’s debt situation, [...]
NC State Dean a “Friend” of Mao
29. August 2011
It’s Jeffrey P. Braden, dean of the NCSU College of Humanities and Social Science, in an email to students. He relays: Finally, a bit of advice. The friends you make in college will be your friends for life, and will influence what you do and how you think throughout your life time-so choose wisely. Some [...]
City Councilman Who Discovered Marijuana Field Shot Dead
29. August 2011
Marijuana doesn’t kill people, people growing marijuana kill people. FORT BRAGG, Calif. – A well-respected California community leader who was gunned down after finding a remote illegal marijuana operation was a two-term mayor whose fundraising and goodwill helped build firehouses and a first-class high school football stadium. The city of Fort Bragg was reeling Monday [...]
Humanitarian Intervention: If Libya, Why Not Syria?
29. August 2011
Ed Morrissey notes two major developments in Syria: 1) Assad has instituted new media censorship, forcing outlets like CNN to report on the situation from Istanbul. 2) Syrians on the street have begun calls for international intervention similar to the No-Fly Zone in Libya. The second begs a question: If Libya justified an armed international [...]
Obama’s New Top Economist Wanted $500 Billion Per Year Consumption Tax
29. August 2011
First, the Washington Post: WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he wants his new economic adviser to give him guidance based on what’s best for the country, not politics. Obama says that Alan Krueger will fill a crucial role on the White House economic team. Obama tapped Krueger Monday as the new chairman of the [...]
Obama’s Illegal Alien Uncle Arrested for DUI in Massachusetts
29. August 2011
President Barack Obama’s illegal alien uncle Onyango Obama, 67, was arrested last week for driving under the influence (DUI) in Massachusetts. A number of media outlets have already reported that an illegal immigrant from Kenya by the name of Onyango Obama, 67, was arrested last week on Wednesday after he nearly rammed his SUV into [...]
“Postal Service paying fewer workers to do nothing”
29. August 2011
Via Allahpundit, such is the state of affairs in America that this headline gets published by the Washington Post: Postal Service paying fewer workers to do nothing And yes, it’s exactly as it sounds: The Postal Service is paying fewer workers to do nothing. I guess we should celebrate or something. The U.S. Postal Service, [...]
Politico Asks: Is Rick Perry Dumb?
29. August 2011
From the same liberal hacks who still haven’t managed to locate Barack Obama’s college transcripts comes this not-at-all-biased headline: Is Rick Perry dumb? The article then starts by comparing Perry to Bush before moving on to this: “He’s like Bush only without the brains,” cracked one former Republican governor who knows Perry, repeating a joke [...]
30. August 2011
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