Archive | October, 2011

Romney Included Copy of RomneyCare in Official Portrait

10. October 2011

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Did someone order the red meat? Ben Smith, citing contemporary reporting by the Associated Press, notes that RomneyCare is actually featured in Mitt Romney’s official gubernatorial portrait — at the behest of Romney himself. That folder on his desk? According to a 2009 report from the Associated Press, that’s a copy of RomneyCare. Romney wanted [...]

Nanny State: California Bans Use of Tanning Beds by Minors

9. October 2011

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Such is the present state of affairs in California: Governor Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown recently signed two pieces of legislation into law, one providing in-state tuition for illegal aliens and one banning minors from using tanning beds. So the state has seen fit to reward the illegal presence of foreigners in the country while cracking down [...]

Ben & Jerry’s Decides to Stand With Far-Left Protesters Defecating on Police Cars

9. October 2011

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Next time you’re in the freezer section looking for some ice cream, remember to avoid Ben & Jerry’s. They’ve thrown their lot in with the Marxist protesters last seen crapping on police cars. We, the Ben & Jerry’s Board of Directors, compelled by our personal convictions and our Company’s mission and values, wish to express [...]

Fast and Furious Weapons Found in Cartel Enforcer’s Home in Mexico

9. October 2011

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The Los Angeles Times reports: Reporting from Washington — High-powered assault weapons illegally purchased under the ATF’s Fast and Furious program in Phoenix ended up in a home belonging to the purported top Sinaloa cartel enforcer in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, whose organization was terrorizing that city with the worst violence in the Mexican drug wars. [...]

Annoy a Liberal, Stock Up on Incandescent Bulbs

9. October 2011

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Remember that the nationwide incandescent light bulb ban goes into effect next January, meaning you’ll be left purchasing either very expensive LED bulbs or literally toxic CFL bulbs with their mercury vapor. The other option is to stock-up on incandescent light bulbs now so you’ll have them well into the future, perhaps long enough for [...]

Veteran, Off-Duty Deputy Thwarts Armed Robbery

9. October 2011

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Normally we don’t cover local news, but it’s important to highlight these stories. An off-duty deputy shot and killed a 16-year-old and critically injured three others during a robbery at a Rockford pizzeria. The deputy involved in the Saturday night shooting is a 29-year-old U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq, according to Winnebago County [...]

Occupy Protesters Try to Storm National Air & Space Museum

8. October 2011

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As I’ve said here before, this isn’t about demands for more regulation. It’s an attempt to destroy the current system and replace it with a socialist one. Their published demands have revealed as much. And museums like the National Air & Space Museum are a testament to the success of the “old”, that is current, [...]

Sharpton Unaware More Congressional Republicans Than Democrats Supported the Civil Rights Act

8. October 2011

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In attacking Herman Cain’s claim, he proved Herman Cain’s point. AL SHARPTON, MSNBC: I think that I agree with both Goldie and Melissa. He had the right not to be involved. What he does not have the right is to rewrite history by saying that blacks were brainwashed by becoming Democrats, because when blacks became [...]

Holder’s Deputy Received Detailed Briefing on Fast and Furious

8. October 2011

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The administration has insisted this operation didn’t go to the top of the Justice Department. Attorney General Eric Holder himself testified under oath he was unaware of the operation’s existence until after it ended. Keep that in mind as we learn Holder received five memos outlining Fast and Furious during its existence, and that his [...]

State Department Offers Condolences to Terrorist Killed in Drone Strike

7. October 2011

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Welcome to Obama’s America. An official from the U.S. State Department has called the Charlotte family of al-Qaida propagandist Samir Khan to offer the government’s condolences on his death in a U.S. drone attack last week in Yemen, according to a family spokesman. “They were very apologetic (for not calling the family sooner) and offered [...]